Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y vs AMD EPYC 7272

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y and AMD EPYC 7272 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 4309Y

AMD EPYC 7272

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 4 TB
Around 14% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 120 Watt
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2456 vs 2019

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Apr 2021 vs 7 Aug 2019
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
L2 cache	8 MB vs 6 MB
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 4 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2456 vs 2019

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7272

Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
5.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 44270 vs 31783

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	768 KB vs 512 KB
L3 cache	64 MB vs 12 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	44270 vs 31783

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7272

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2456

2019

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

31783

44270

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y	AMD EPYC 7272
PassMark - Single thread mark	2456	2019
PassMark - CPU mark	31783	44270

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y	AMD EPYC 7272
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Zen 2
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$501 - $511	$625
Place in performance rating	554	577
Processor Number	4309Y
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	AMD EPYC 7002
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
OPN PIB		100-100000079WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000079
Performance
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	2.9 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	768 KB
L2 cache	8 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	12 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
Number of cores		12
Number of threads		24
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory size	6 TB	4 TB
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4-3200
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		190.7 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	SP3, LGA-4094
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	120 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	128
PCI Express revision	4.0	4.0
Scalability	2S
PCIe configurations		x16, x8
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
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	2
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)