Intel Xeon Silver 4416+ vs AMD EPYC 7642

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4416+ and AMD EPYC 7642 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 7642

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4416+

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Around 36% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 225 Watt
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2862 vs 2142

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 7 Aug 2019
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt vs 225 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2862 vs 2142

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7642

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
28 more cores, run more applications at once: 48 vs 20
56 more threads: 96 vs 40
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
2.9x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
629145.6x 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 37% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 92995 vs 67971

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	48 vs 20
Number of threads	96 vs 40
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache	4.5 MB vs 80K (per core)
L2 cache	24 MB vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB vs 37.5MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	92995 vs 67971

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4416+
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7642

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2862

2142

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

67971

92995

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4416+	AMD EPYC 7642
PassMark - Single thread mark	2862	2142
PassMark - CPU mark	67971	92995

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4416+	AMD EPYC 7642
Essentials
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$1186
Place in performance rating	154	145
Architecture codename		Zen 2
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2000 MHz	2.4 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	4.5 MB
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	24 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	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	20	48
Number of threads	40	96
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4000 MHz, Eight-channel	DDR4-3200
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory bandwidth		190.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size		4 TB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Sockets supported	4677	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt	225 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)	x16, x8
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™)