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.

 

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 390 406
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