Intel Xeon Silver 4510 vs AMD EPYC 7643

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4510 and AMD EPYC 7643 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 7643

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4510

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 14% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Around 60% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 240 Watt
Around 49% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3011 vs 2020

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 Dec 2023 vs 15 Mar 2021
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 240 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3011 vs 2020

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7643

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
3.2x 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 75% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 91554 vs 52465

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	48 vs 12
Number of threads	96 vs 24
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm+ vs 10 nm
L1 cache	3 MB vs 80 KB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB vs 30 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	91554 vs 52465

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4510
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7643

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3011

2020

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

52465

91554

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4510	AMD EPYC 7643
PassMark - Single thread mark	3011	2020
PassMark - CPU mark	52465	91554

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4510	AMD EPYC 7643
Essentials
Launch date	14 Dec 2023	15 Mar 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$563	$4995
Place in performance rating	245	238
Architecture codename		Zen 3
OPN PIB		100-100000326WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000326
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	2.3 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	3 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	3.6 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		190.73 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™)