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
CPU 1
CPU 2
2774
2381
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
41561
52597
Name Intel Xeon Silver 4509Y AMD EPYC 7F72
PassMark - Single thread mark 2774 2381
PassMark - CPU mark 41561 52597

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Silver 4509Y AMD EPYC 7F72

Essentials

Launch date 14 Dec 2023 14 Apr 2020
Launch price (MSRP) $563
Place in performance rating 390 407

Performance

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
Unlocked
Die size 74 mm²
Transistor count 3,800 million

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5 DDR4

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 2
Sockets supported 4677 SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 Watt 240 Watt

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only) Gen 4