Intel Xeon Silver 4509Y vs AMD EPYC 7F72
Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4509Y and AMD EPYC 7F72 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
- CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 8 month(s) later
- Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
- Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 240 Watt
- Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2774 vs 2381
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 14 Dec 2023 vs 14 Apr 2020 |
Maximum frequency | 4.1 GHz vs 3.7 GHz |
L2 cache | 2 MB (per core) vs 512 KB (per core) |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 125 Watt vs 240 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 2774 vs 2381 |
Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7F72
- 16 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 8
- 32 more threads: 48 vs 16
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
- 3.6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 8.5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- Around 27% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 52597 vs 41561
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of cores | 24 vs 8 |
Number of threads | 48 vs 16 |
Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm vs 10 nm |
L1 cache | 96 KB (per core) vs 80 KB (per core) |
L3 cache | 192 MB (shared) vs 22.5 MB (shared) |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 52597 vs 41561 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4509Y
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7F72
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | Intel Xeon Silver 4509Y | AMD EPYC 7F72 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 2774 | 2381 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 41561 | 52597 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Intel Xeon Silver 4509Y | AMD EPYC 7F72 | |
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Essentials |
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Launch date | 14 Dec 2023 | 14 Apr 2020 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $563 | |
Place in performance rating | 391 | 406 |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 2.6 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
L1 cache | 80 KB (per core) | 96 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 2 MB (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
L3 cache | 22.5 MB (shared) | 192 MB (shared) |
Manufacturing process technology | 10 nm | 7 nm |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 84°C | |
Maximum core temperature | 100°C | |
Maximum frequency | 4.1 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
Number of cores | 8 | 24 |
Number of threads | 16 | 48 |
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Die size | 74 mm² | |
Transistor count | 3,800 million | |
Memory |
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ECC memory support | ||
Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR4 |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 2 | 2 |
Sockets supported | 4677 | SP3 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 125 Watt | 240 Watt |
Peripherals |
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PCIe configurations | Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only) | Gen 4 |