Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y vs AMD EPYC 7451

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y and AMD EPYC 7451 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y

• CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 6 month(s) later
• Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
• 2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 180 Watt
• Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2077 vs 1931

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7451

• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 16
• 16 more threads: 48 vs 32
• Around 80% 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
• Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 52322 vs 47978

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7451

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2077 1931
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	47978 52322

Compare specifications (specs)