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.

Intel Xeon Silver 4509Y

AMD EPYC 7F72

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 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2774 vs 2384

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 2384

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: 52740 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	52740 vs 41561

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4509Y
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7F72

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2774

2384

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

41561

52740

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4509Y	AMD EPYC 7F72
PassMark - Single thread mark	2774	2384
PassMark - CPU mark	41561	52740

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	417	453
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