Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y vs AMD EPYC 7402P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y and AMD EPYC 7402P 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 7402P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 4 TB
Around 71% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 180 Watt
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2454 vs 2030

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Apr 2021 vs 7 Aug 2019
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 4 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2454 vs 2030

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7402P

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 10 nm
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
10.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 44070 vs 32306

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache	1.5 MB vs 512 KB
L2 cache	12 MB vs 8 MB
L3 cache	128 MB vs 12 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	44070 vs 32306

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7402P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2454

2030

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

32306

44070

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y	AMD EPYC 7402P
PassMark - Single thread mark	2454	2030
PassMark - CPU mark	32306	44070

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y	AMD EPYC 7402P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Zen 2
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$501 - $511	$1250
Place in performance rating	650	676
Processor Number	4309Y
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
OPN PIB		100-100000048WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000048
Performance
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	2.8 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	1.5 MB
L2 cache	8 MB	12 MB
L3 cache	12 MB	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	3.35 GHz
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
Number of cores		24
Number of threads		48
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
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	180 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
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
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
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™)