Intel Xeon Silver 4208 vs AMD AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,096

Rank #797

vs
5,763

Rank #335

5,096
5,763

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 wins by 11.6% (Rank #797 vs #335)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,065

Rank #901

vs
5,771

Rank #376

5,065
5,771

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 wins by 12.2% (Rank #901 vs #376)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,142

Rank #542

vs
5,751

Rank #298

5,142
5,751

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 wins by 10.6% (Rank #542 vs #298)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,837

Rank #492

vs
--

Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,841

Rank #519

vs
--

Data Processing not available for both processors.

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,886

Rank #483

vs
--

Physics & Compute not available for both processors.


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Xeon Silver 4208 AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Diff
Cores
8
6
+25%
Threads
16
12
+25%
Base Frequency
2,100 MHz
3,200 MHz
-34.4%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
3,200 MHz
3,600 MHz
-11.1%
Turbo Frequency (2 cores) --
3,600 MHz
Turbo Frequency (3 cores) --
3,300 MHz
Turbo Frequency (4 cores) --
3,300 MHz
Clock Multiplier
21x
32x
-34.4%
L1 Cache
512 KB
577 KB
-11.2%
L2 Cache
8 MiB
3 MiB
+62.5%
L3 Cache
11 MiB
16 MiB
-31.3%
Memory Channels
6
2
+66.7%
Maximum Memory
1,024 GB
64 GB
+93.8%
Max Bandwidth
107 GB/s
40 GB/s
+63%
PCIe Lanes
48
--
Max CPUs
2
1
+50%
TDP (lower is better)
85 W
65 W
23.5% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
14 nm
0%

General Information

Specification Xeon Silver 4208 AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Designer Intel AMD
Family Xeon Ryzen
Series 4200 Ryzen
Model Number 4208 1600
Microarchitecture Cascade Lake Zen
Core Name Cascade Lake SP Summit
Core Family 6 23
Core Model -- 1
Socket Socket P and LGA-3647 Socket
Package FCLGA-3647 µOPGA-1331
Chipset Lewisburg Promontory
Memory Type DDR4-2400 DDR4-2666
ECC Support Yes Yes
PCIe Revision 3.0 --
PCIe Configuration 1x16, x8, x4 --
Market Segment Server Desktop
Release Price $417.00 $219.00
Locked Multiplier Yes No

Designer

Xeon Silver 4208
Intel
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
AMD

Family

Xeon Silver 4208
Xeon
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Ryzen

Series

Xeon Silver 4208
4200
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Ryzen

Model Number

Xeon Silver 4208
4208
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
1600

Microarchitecture

Xeon Silver 4208
Cascade Lake
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Zen

Core Name

Xeon Silver 4208
Cascade Lake SP
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Summit

Core Family

Xeon Silver 4208
6
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
23

Core Model

Xeon Silver 4208
--
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
1

Socket

Xeon Silver 4208
Socket P and LGA-3647
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Socket

Package

Xeon Silver 4208
FCLGA-3647
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
µOPGA-1331

Chipset

Xeon Silver 4208
Lewisburg
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Promontory

Memory Type

Xeon Silver 4208
DDR4-2400
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
DDR4-2666

ECC Support

Xeon Silver 4208
Yes
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Yes

PCIe Revision

Xeon Silver 4208
3.0
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
--

PCIe Configuration

Xeon Silver 4208
1x16, x8, x4
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
--

Market Segment

Xeon Silver 4208
Server
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Desktop

Release Price

Xeon Silver 4208
$417.00
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
$219.00

Locked Multiplier

Xeon Silver 4208
Yes
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Xeon Silver 4208 AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Process 14 nm 14 nm
Die Area -- 213 mm²
Transistor Count -- 4.80 billion
Manufacturer Intel GlobalFoundries
Technology CMOS CMOS
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) x86-64 (x86)

Process

Xeon Silver 4208
14 nm
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
14 nm

Die Area

Xeon Silver 4208
--
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
213 mm²

Transistor Count

Xeon Silver 4208
--
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
4.80 billion

Manufacturer

Xeon Silver 4208
Intel
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
GlobalFoundries

Technology

Xeon Silver 4208
CMOS
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
CMOS

Word Size

Xeon Silver 4208
64-bit
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
64-bit

ISA

Xeon Silver 4208
x86-64 (x86)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
x86-64 (x86)

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Xeon Silver 4208 AMD Ryzen 5 1600
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
AVX512VNNI
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
DL Boost
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA3
FPU
HT
KPT
MBE Ctrl
MMX
NM
NX
PTT
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SST
SenseMI
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VMD
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64