Intel Xeon Silver 4215R vs AMD EPYC 7261

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4215R and AMD EPYC 7261 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.

Intel Xeon Silver 4215R

AMD EPYC 7261

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4215R

Around 38% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Around 31% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 155/170 Watt

Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 155/170 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7261

5.8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

L3 cache	64 MB vs 11 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4215R
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7261

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4215R	AMD EPYC 7261
PassMark - Single thread mark	1962
PassMark - CPU mark	23954

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4215R	AMD EPYC 7261
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake
Launch date	24 Feb 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$794
Place in performance rating	1025	not rated
Processor Number	4215R
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
OPN Tray		PS7261BEV8RAF
Performance
Base frequency	3.20 GHz	2.5 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	8 MB
L3 cache	11 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	79°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	2.9 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	16	16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
Memory
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory size	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz	2400 MHz/2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	155/170 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0
Scalability	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
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® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	1
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)