Intel Xeon Silver 4416+ vs AMD EPYC 7473X

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4416+ and AMD EPYC 7473X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon Silver 4416+

AMD EPYC 7473X

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4416+

CPU is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
Around 5% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Around 4% 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
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2676 vs 2201

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 22 Mar 2022
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core) vs 1.5 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt vs 240 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2676 vs 2201

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7473X

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 20
8 more threads: 48 vs 40
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
314572.8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
21765037x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 81282 vs 64909

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 20
Number of threads	48 vs 40
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm
L2 cache	12 MB vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	768 MB vs 37.5MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	81282 vs 64909

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4416+
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7473X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2676

2201

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

64909

81282

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4416+	AMD EPYC 7473X
PassMark - Single thread mark	2676	2201
PassMark - CPU mark	64909	81282

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4416+	AMD EPYC 7473X
Essentials
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	22 Mar 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$1186	$3900
Place in performance rating	166	162
Architecture codename		Zen 3
Performance
Base frequency	2000 MHz	2.8 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	1.5 MB
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	12 MB
L3 cache	37.5MB	768 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	82°C
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	20	24
Number of threads	40	48
Unlocked
Die size		81 mm²
Transistor count		33200 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4000 MHz, Eight-channel	DDR4-3200
Max memory channels		8
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Sockets supported	4677
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt	240 Watt
Configurable TDP		225-280 Watt
Socket Count		SP3
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		128
PCI Express revision		4.0