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.

 

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 2142
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 2142

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 62% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 92995 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 92995 vs 57247

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3277
2142
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
57247
92995
Name Intel Xeon Silver 4510 AMD EPYC 7642
PassMark - Single thread mark 3277 2142
PassMark - CPU mark 57247 92995

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 136 147
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™)