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.

Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y

AMD EPYC 7301

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	546	561
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™)