Intel Xeon Silver 4510 vs AMD EPYC 7642

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4510 and AMD EPYC 7642 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 7642

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% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 225 Watt
Around 53% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3277 vs 2140

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 Dec 2023 vs 7 Aug 2019
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 225 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3277 vs 2140

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7642

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
36 more cores, run more applications at once: 48 vs 12
72 more threads: 96 vs 24
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
4.8x 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 64% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 94050 vs 57247

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	48 vs 12
Number of threads	96 vs 24
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache	4.5 MB vs 80 KB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB vs 30 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	94050 vs 57247

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4510
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7642

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3277

2140

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

57247

94050

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4510	AMD EPYC 7642
PassMark - Single thread mark	3277	2140
PassMark - CPU mark	57247	94050

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4510	AMD EPYC 7642
Essentials
Launch date	14 Dec 2023	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$563
Place in performance rating	127	130
Architecture codename		Zen 2
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	2.4 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	4.5 MB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	24 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	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	12	48
Number of threads	24	96
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	2
Sockets supported	4677	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	225 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)	x16, x8
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™)