Intel Xeon Silver 4310T vs AMD EPYC 7302P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4310T and AMD EPYC 7302P 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 4310T

AMD EPYC 7302P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4310T

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Around 25% 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 48% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 155 Watt
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2288 vs 1886

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Apr 2021 vs 7 Aug 2019
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
L2 cache	10 MB vs 8 MB
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 4 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 155 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2288 vs 1886

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7302P

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 10 nm
Around 60% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8.5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 56% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 32669 vs 20973

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache	1 MB vs 640 KB
L3 cache	128 MB vs 15 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	32669 vs 20973

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4310T
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7302P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2288

1886

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

20973

32669

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4310T	AMD EPYC 7302P
PassMark - Single thread mark	2288	1886
PassMark - CPU mark	20973	32669

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4310T	AMD EPYC 7302P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Zen 2
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$555	$825
Place in performance rating	868	893
Processor Number	4310T
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
OPN PIB		100-100000049WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000049
Performance
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	3.0 GHz
L1 cache	640 KB	1 MB
L2 cache	10 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	15 MB	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum core temperature	88°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.3 GHz
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
Number of cores		16
Number of threads		32
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	155 Watt
Socket Count		1P
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™)