Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y vs AMD EPYC 7301

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y and AMD EPYC 7301 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y

  • CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 6 month(s) later
  • Around 26% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
  • Around 31% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2159 vs 1654
  • Around 44% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 49120 vs 34148
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 14 Dec 2023 vs June 2017
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache 2 MB (per core) vs 512 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2159 vs 1654
PassMark - CPU mark 49120 vs 34148

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7301

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • Around 20% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
L1 cache 96 KB (per core) vs 80 KB (per core)
L3 cache 64 MB vs 30 MB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7301

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2159
1654
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
49120
34148
Name Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y AMD EPYC 7301
PassMark - Single thread mark 2159 1654
PassMark - CPU mark 49120 34148
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2802
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 15384

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y AMD EPYC 7301

Essentials

Launch date 14 Dec 2023 June 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $780
Place in performance rating 547 563
Architecture codename Zen
Family AMD EPYC
Series AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 2000 MHz 2.2 GHz
Die size 2x 763 mm² 192 mm
L1 cache 80 KB (per core) 96 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB (per core) 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache 30 MB (shared) 64 MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 79°C
Maximum core temperature 90°C
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz 2.7 GHz
Number of cores 16 16
Number of threads 32 32
Unlocked
64 bit support
Transistor count 4800 million

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5 DDR4
Max memory channels 8
Maximum memory bandwidth 307/341 GB/s
Supported memory frequency 2400/2666 MHz

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 2
Sockets supported 4677 TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 Watt 155/170 Watt
Socket Count 1P/2P

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)
PCI Express revision x128

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)