Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y vs AMD EPYC 7502P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y and AMD EPYC 7502P processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y

AMD EPYC 7502P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 1% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
2x 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 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2096 vs 2018

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 Dec 2023 vs 7 Aug 2019
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB (per core) vs 16 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2096 vs 2018

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7502P

16 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 16
32 more threads: 64 vs 32
Around 60% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 50932 vs 48223

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 16
Number of threads	64 vs 32
L1 cache	2 MB vs 80 KB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB vs 30 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	50932 vs 48223

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7502P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2096

2018

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

48223

50932

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y	AMD EPYC 7502P
PassMark - Single thread mark	2096	2018
PassMark - CPU mark	48223	50932

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y	AMD EPYC 7502P
Essentials
Launch date	14 Dec 2023	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$780	$2300
Place in performance rating	583	590
Family		EPYC
Processor Number		7502P
Series		7002
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2000 MHz	2.5 GHz
Die size	2x 763 mm²
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	2 MB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	16 MB
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	79°C
Maximum core temperature	90°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	3.35 GHz
Number of cores	16	32
Number of threads	32	64
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4-3200
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory bandwidth		190.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size		4 TB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	4677	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	180 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)	x16, x8
Max number of PCIe lanes		128
PCI Express revision		4.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)