Intel Xeon Silver 4310 vs AMD EPYC 7252

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4310 and AMD EPYC 7252 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 4310

AMD EPYC 7252

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4310

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
8 more threads: 24 vs 16
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x 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 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1981 vs 1948
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 33947 vs 32437

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Apr 2021 vs 7 Aug 2019
Number of cores	12 vs 8
Number of threads	24 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB vs 512 KB
L2 cache	12 MB vs 4 MB
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 4 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1981 vs 1948
PassMark - CPU mark	33947 vs 32437

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7252

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 10 nm
3.6x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 10 nm
L3 cache	64 MB vs 18 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4310
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7252

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1981

1948

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

33947

32437

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4310	AMD EPYC 7252
PassMark - Single thread mark	1981	1948
PassMark - CPU mark	33947	32437

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4310	AMD EPYC 7252
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Zen 2
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$501 - $511	$475
Place in performance rating	828	861
Processor Number	4310
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
OPN PIB		100-100000080WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000080
Performance
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	3.1 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	12 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	18 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum core temperature	82°C
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	12	8
Number of threads	24	16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
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)	120 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
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™)