Intel Xeon Silver 4510 vs AMD EPYC 7663

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4510 and AMD EPYC 7663 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon Silver 4510

AMD EPYC 7663

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4510

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 17% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Around 60% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 240 Watt
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3338 vs 2606

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 Dec 2023 vs 15 Mar 2021
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 240 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3338 vs 2606

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7663

44 more cores, run more applications at once: 56 vs 12
88 more threads: 112 vs 24
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
3.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 17% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
8.5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 82087 vs 57220

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	56 vs 12
Number of threads	112 vs 24
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB (shared) vs 30 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	82087 vs 57220

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4510
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7663

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3338

2606

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

57220

82087

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4510	AMD EPYC 7663
PassMark - Single thread mark	3338	2606
PassMark - CPU mark	57220	82087

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4510	AMD EPYC 7663
Essentials
Launch date	14 Dec 2023	15 Mar 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$563	$6366
Place in performance rating	124	118
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	2000 MHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	256 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	84°C
Maximum core temperature	102°C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	3.5 GHz
Number of cores	12	56
Number of threads	24	112
Unlocked
Die size		8x 81 mm²
Transistor count		33,200 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Sockets supported	4677	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	240 Watt
Configurable TDP		225 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)	Gen 4, 128 Lanes, (CPU only)