Intel Xeon Silver 4416+ vs AMD EPYC 7702

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4416+ and AMD EPYC 7702 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 7702

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4416+

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Around 21% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 200 Watt
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2862 vs 2108

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 7 Aug 2019
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt vs 200 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2862 vs 2108

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7702

44 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 20
88 more threads: 128 vs 40
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 10 nm
2.6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
838860.8x 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 38% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 93547 vs 67971

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	64 vs 20
Number of threads	128 vs 40
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache	4 MB vs 80K (per core)
L2 cache	32 MB vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB vs 37.5MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	93547 vs 67971

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4416+
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7702

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2862

2108

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

67971

93547

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4416+	AMD EPYC 7702
PassMark - Single thread mark	2862	2108
PassMark - CPU mark	67971	93547

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4416+	AMD EPYC 7702
Essentials
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$1186	$6450
Place in performance rating	154	148
Architecture codename		Zen 2
OPN PIB		100-100000038WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000038
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2000 MHz	2.0 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	4 MB
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	32 MB
L3 cache	37.5MB	256 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	82°C
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	3.35 GHz
Number of cores	20	64
Number of threads	40	128
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4000 MHz, Eight-channel	DDR4-3200
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory bandwidth		204.8 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	200 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)	x16, x8
Max number of PCIe lanes		128
PCI Express revision		4.0