Intel Xeon Silver 4416+ vs AMD EPYC 7H12

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4416+ and AMD EPYC 7H12 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 7H12

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4416+

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 18% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Around 70% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 280 Watt
Around 42% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2862 vs 2022

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 18 Sep 2019
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt vs 280 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2862 vs 2022

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7H12

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
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 vs 10 nm
3.8x 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 44% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 97573 vs 67971

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	64 vs 20
Number of threads	128 vs 40
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache	6 MB vs 80K (per core)
L2 cache	32 MB vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB vs 37.5MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	97573 vs 67971

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4416+
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7H12

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2862

2022

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

67971

97573

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4416+	AMD EPYC 7H12
PassMark - Single thread mark	2862	2022
PassMark - CPU mark	67971	97573

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4416+	AMD EPYC 7H12
Essentials
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	18 Sep 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$1186
Place in performance rating	183	198
Architecture codename		Zen 2
Performance
Base frequency	2000 MHz	2.6 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	6 MB
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	32 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	3.3 GHz
Number of cores	20	64
Number of threads	40	128
Unlocked
Die size		74 mm²
Transistor count		3800 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	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt	280 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)
PCI Express revision		4.0