Intel Xeon Silver 4510 vs AMD EPYC 7401

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4510 and AMD EPYC 7401 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4510

• CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 6 month(s) later
• Around 37% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
• 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
• Around 77% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3277 vs 1850
• Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 57247 vs 55280

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7401

• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 12 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 12
• 24 more threads: 48 vs 24
• 2.4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 2.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4510
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7401

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	3277 1850
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	57247 55280

Compare specifications (specs)