Intel Xeon Silver 4510 vs AMD EPYC 8324P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4510 and AMD EPYC 8324P 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 8324P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4510

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
Around 37% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 180 Watt
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3396 vs 2369

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 Dec 2023 vs 18 Sep 2023
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 3 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3396 vs 2369

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 8324P

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: 5 nm vs 10 nm
2.1x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 65% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 56482 vs 34170

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 12
Number of threads	64 vs 24
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core) vs 2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB (shared) vs 30 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	56482 vs 34170

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4510
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 8324P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3396

2369

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

34170

56482

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4510	AMD EPYC 8324P
PassMark - Single thread mark	3396	2369
PassMark - CPU mark	34170	56482

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4510	AMD EPYC 8324P
Essentials
Launch date	14 Dec 2023	18 Sep 2023
Launch price (MSRP)	$563	$1895
Place in performance rating	259	350
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	2.65 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	128 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	5 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	84°C	75°C
Maximum core temperature	102°C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	12	32
Number of threads	24	64
Unlocked
Die size		4x 73 mm²
Transistor count		35,500 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR5
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Sockets supported	4677	SP6
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	180 Watt
Configurable TDP		155-225 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)	Gen 5, 96 Lanes, (CPU only)