Intel Xeon Silver 4416+ vs AMD EPYC 73F3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4416+ and AMD EPYC 73F3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon Silver 4416+

AMD EPYC 73F3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4416+

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 16
8 more threads: 40 vs 32
Around 56% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 45% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 240 Watt

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 15 Mar 2021
Number of cores	20 vs 16
Number of threads	40 vs 32
L1 cache	80K (per core) vs 1 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt vs 240 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2676 vs 2671

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 73F3

Around 3% higher clock speed: 4.0 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm+ vs 10 nm
209715.2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
7255012.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 65909 vs 64909

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.0 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm+ vs 10 nm
L2 cache	8 MB vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB vs 37.5MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	65909 vs 64909

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4416+
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 73F3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2676

2671

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

64909

65909

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4416+	AMD EPYC 73F3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2676	2671
PassMark - CPU mark	64909	65909

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4416+	AMD EPYC 73F3
Essentials
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	15 Mar 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$1186	$3521
Place in performance rating	170	164
Architecture codename		Zen 3
OPN PIB		100-100000321WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000321
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2000 MHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	1 MB
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	8 MB
L3 cache	37.5MB	256 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm+
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	82°C
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	4.0 GHz
Number of cores	20	16
Number of threads	40	32
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4000 MHz, Eight-channel	DDR4-3200
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory bandwidth		190.73 GB/s
Maximum memory size		4 TB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	4677	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt	240 Watt
Configurable TDP		225-240 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		128
PCI Express revision		4.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)