Intel Xeon Silver 4509Y vs AMD EPYC 7371

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4509Y and AMD EPYC 7371 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 4509Y

AMD EPYC 7371

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4509Y

Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Around 60% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 200 Watt
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2774 vs 2320

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt vs 200 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2774 vs 2320

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7371

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 vs 16
2.8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 54894 vs 41561

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
L3 cache	64 MB vs 22.5 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	54894 vs 41561

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4509Y
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7371

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2774

2320

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

41561

54894

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4509Y	AMD EPYC 7371
PassMark - Single thread mark	2774	2320
PassMark - CPU mark	41561	54894

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4509Y	AMD EPYC 7371
Essentials
Launch date	14 Dec 2023
Launch price (MSRP)	$563
Place in performance rating	391	405
Family		AMD EPYC
Series		AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.6 GHz	3.1 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	22.5 MB (shared)	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	84°C
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	8	16
Number of threads	16	32
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory bandwidth		341 GB/s
Supported memory frequency		2666 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	4677
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	200 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)
PCI Express revision		x128