Intel Xeon Silver 4216 vs AMD EPYC 7501

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4216 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.

Intel Xeon Silver 4216

AMD EPYC 7501

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4216

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 70% lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 30184 vs 24925

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 Apr 2019 vs June 2017
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz vs 3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	30184 vs 24925

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7501

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
16 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 16
32 more threads: 64 vs 32
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.9x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1925 vs 1780

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	32 vs 16
Number of threads	64 vs 32
L1 cache	96 KB (per core) vs 1 MB
L3 cache	64 MB vs 22 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1925 vs 1780

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4216
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7501

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1780

1925

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

30184

24925

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4216	AMD EPYC 7501
PassMark - Single thread mark	1780	1925
PassMark - CPU mark	30184	24925

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4216	AMD EPYC 7501
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Zen
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	June 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$1002-1012
Place in performance rating	979	984
Processor Number	4216
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
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	22 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	79 °C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	16	32
Number of threads	32	64
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Die size		192 mm
Transistor count		4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
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 types	DDR4-2400	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2400/2666 MHz
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	155/170 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	x128
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® 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
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™)