Intel Xeon Silver 4210 vs AMD EPYC 7501
Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4210 and AMD EPYC 7501 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.
Differences
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4210
- CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
- Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 3 GHz
- 2x lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Launch date | 2 Apr 2019 vs June 2017 |
Maximum frequency | 3.20 GHz vs 3 GHz |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 85 Watt vs 155/170 Watt |
Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7501
- Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
- 22 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 10
- 44 more threads: 64 vs 20
- 4.8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- Around 60% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- 4.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1925 vs 1808
- Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24925 vs 23671
Specifications (specs) | |
Unlocked | Unlocked vs Locked |
Number of cores | 32 vs 10 |
Number of threads | 64 vs 20 |
L1 cache | 96 KB (per core) vs 640 KB |
L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) vs 10 MB |
L3 cache | 64 MB vs 13.75 MB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1925 vs 1808 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 24925 vs 23671 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4210
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7501
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | Intel Xeon Silver 4210 | AMD EPYC 7501 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1808 | 1925 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 23671 | 24925 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Intel Xeon Silver 4210 | AMD EPYC 7501 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Cascade Lake | Zen |
Launch date | 2 Apr 2019 | June 2017 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $501-511 | |
Place in performance rating | 975 | 891 |
Processor Number | 4210 | |
Vertical segment | Server | Server |
Family | AMD EPYC | |
Price now | $4,389.87 | |
Series | AMD EPYC 7000 Series | |
Value for money (0-100) | 1.27 | |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 2.20 GHz | 2 GHz |
L1 cache | 640 KB | 96 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 10 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
L3 cache | 13.75 MB | 64 MB |
Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 14 nm |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 78 °C | |
Maximum frequency | 3.20 GHz | 3 GHz |
Number of cores | 10 | 32 |
Number of threads | 20 | 64 |
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links | 2 | |
64 bit support | ||
Die size | 192 mm | |
Transistor count | 4800 million | |
Unlocked | ||
Memory |
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ECC memory support | ||
Max memory channels | 6 | 8 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 107.3 GB/s | 307/341 GB/s |
Maximum memory size | 1 TB | |
Supported memory frequency | 2400 MHz | 2400/2666 MHz |
Supported memory types | DDR4-2400 | DDR4 |
Compatibility |
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Sockets supported | FCLGA3647 | TR4 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 85 Watt | 155/170 Watt |
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 2 | |
Socket Count | 1P/2P | |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 48 | |
PCI Express revision | 3.0 | x128 |
Scalability | 2S | |
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Run Sure Technology | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
Instruction set extensions | Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512 | |
Intel 64 | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported | ||
Intel® TSX-NI | ||
Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD) | ||
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility | ||
Speed Shift technology | ||
Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | ||
Virtualization |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) | ||
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |