Intel Xeon Silver 4510 vs AMD EPYC 7542

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4510 and AMD EPYC 7542 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 7542

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4510

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 21% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 225 Watt
Around 64% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3396 vs 2073

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 Dec 2023 vs 7 Aug 2019
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB (per core) vs 16 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 225 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3396 vs 2073

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7542

20 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 12
40 more threads: 64 vs 24
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 10 nm
2.1x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 73885 vs 34170

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 12
Number of threads	64 vs 24
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache	2 MB vs 80 KB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB vs 30 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	73885 vs 34170

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4510
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7542

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3396

2073

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

34170

73885

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4510	AMD EPYC 7542
PassMark - Single thread mark	3396	2073
PassMark - CPU mark	34170	73885

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4510	AMD EPYC 7542
Essentials
Launch date	14 Dec 2023	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$563	$3400
Place in performance rating	259	286
Architecture codename		Zen 2
OPN PIB		100-100000075WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000075
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	2.9 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	2 MB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	16 MB
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	84°C
Maximum core temperature	102°C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	12	32
Number of threads	24	64
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4-3200
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory bandwidth		190.7 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	225 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™)