Intel Xeon Silver 4510 vs AMD EPYC 73F3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4510 and AMD EPYC 73F3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon Silver 4510

AMD EPYC 73F3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4510

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 4.0 GHz
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 60% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 240 Watt
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3277 vs 2831

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 Dec 2023 vs 15 Mar 2021
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 4.0 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB (per core) vs 8 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 240 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3277 vs 2831

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 73F3

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 12
8 more threads: 32 vs 24
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm+ vs 10 nm
Around 7% 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 26% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 72363 vs 57247

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 12
Number of threads	32 vs 24
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm+ vs 10 nm
L1 cache	1 MB vs 80 KB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB vs 30 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	72363 vs 57247

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4510
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 73F3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3277

2831

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

57247

72363

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4510	AMD EPYC 73F3
PassMark - Single thread mark	3277	2831
PassMark - CPU mark	57247	72363

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4510	AMD EPYC 73F3
Essentials
Launch date	14 Dec 2023	15 Mar 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$563	$3521
Place in performance rating	137	134
Architecture codename		Zen 3
OPN PIB		100-100000321WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000321
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	1 MB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	8 MB
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	256 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm+
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	84°C
Maximum core temperature	102°C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	4.0 GHz
Number of cores	12	16
Number of threads	24	32
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4-3200
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory bandwidth		190.73 GB/s
Maximum memory size		4 TB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	4677	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	240 Watt
Configurable TDP		225-240 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		128
PCI Express revision		4.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)