Intel Xeon Silver 4314 vs AMD EPYC 7272

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4314 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 4314

AMD EPYC 7272

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4314

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 12
8 more threads: 32 vs 24
Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.7x 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 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2106 vs 1775
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 43804 vs 42832

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Apr 2021 vs 7 Aug 2019
Number of cores	16 vs 12
Number of threads	32 vs 24
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB vs 768 KB
L2 cache	16 MB vs 6 MB
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 4 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2106 vs 1775
PassMark - CPU mark	43804 vs 42832

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7272

2.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 135 Watt

L3 cache	64 MB vs 24 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 135 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4314
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7272

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2106

1775

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

43804

42832

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4314	AMD EPYC 7272
PassMark - Single thread mark	2106	1775
PassMark - CPU mark	43804	42832

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4314	AMD EPYC 7272
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Zen 2
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$694 - $705	$625
Place in performance rating	649	790
Processor Number	4314
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	2.40 GHz	2.9 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB	768 KB
L2 cache	16 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	24 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	86°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	16	12
Number of threads	32	24
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, LGA-4094
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 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)