Intel Xeon Silver 4208 vs AMD EPYC 7401

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
6,480

Rank #119

5,096
6,480

EPYC 7401 wins by 21.4% (Rank #797 vs #119)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,065

Rank #901

vs
5,480

Rank #565

5,065
5,480

EPYC 7401 wins by 7.6% (Rank #901 vs #565)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,142

Rank #542

vs
7,981

Rank #30

5,142
7,981

EPYC 7401 wins by 35.6% (Rank #542 vs #30)

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 EPYC 7401 Diff
Cores
8
24
-66.7%
Threads
16
48
-66.7%
Base Frequency
2,100 MHz
2,000 MHz
+4.8%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
3,200 MHz
3,000 MHz
+6.3%
Turbo Frequency (2 cores) --
3,000 MHz
Turbo Frequency (3 cores) --
3,000 MHz
Turbo Frequency (4 cores) --
3,000 MHz
Clock Multiplier
21x
20x
+4.8%
L1 Cache
512 KB
2,304 KB
-77.8%
L2 Cache
8 MiB
12 MiB
-33.3%
L3 Cache
11 MiB
64 MiB
-82.8%
Memory Channels
6
8
-25%
Maximum Memory
1,024 GB
2,048 GB
-50%
Max Bandwidth
107 GB/s
159 GB/s
-32.5%
PCIe Lanes
48
--
Max CPUs
2
2
0%
TDP (lower is better)
85 W
155 W
45.2% less
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
14 nm
0%

General Information

Specification Xeon Silver 4208 EPYC 7401
Designer Intel AMD
Family Xeon EPYC
Series 4200 7000
Model Number 4208 7401
Microarchitecture Cascade Lake Zen
Core Name Cascade Lake SP Naples
Core Family 6 23
Core Model -- 1
Socket Socket P and LGA-3647 Socket
Package FCLGA-3647 FCLGA-4094
Chipset Lewisburg --
Memory Type DDR4-2400 DDR4-2666 and DDR4-2400
ECC Support Yes Yes
PCIe Revision 3.0 --
PCIe Configuration 1x16, x8, x4 --
Market Segment Server Server
Release Price $417.00 $1,850.00
Locked Multiplier Yes No

Designer

Xeon Silver 4208
Intel
EPYC 7401
AMD

Family

Xeon Silver 4208
Xeon
EPYC 7401
EPYC

Series

Xeon Silver 4208
4200
EPYC 7401
7000

Model Number

Xeon Silver 4208
4208
EPYC 7401
7401

Microarchitecture

Xeon Silver 4208
Cascade Lake
EPYC 7401
Zen

Core Name

Xeon Silver 4208
Cascade Lake SP
EPYC 7401
Naples

Core Family

Xeon Silver 4208
6
EPYC 7401
23

Core Model

Xeon Silver 4208
--
EPYC 7401
1

Socket

Xeon Silver 4208
Socket P and LGA-3647
EPYC 7401
Socket

Package

Xeon Silver 4208
FCLGA-3647
EPYC 7401
FCLGA-4094

Chipset

Xeon Silver 4208
Lewisburg
EPYC 7401
--

Memory Type

Xeon Silver 4208
DDR4-2400
EPYC 7401
DDR4-2666 and DDR4-2400

ECC Support

Xeon Silver 4208
Yes
EPYC 7401
Yes

PCIe Revision

Xeon Silver 4208
3.0
EPYC 7401
--

PCIe Configuration

Xeon Silver 4208
1x16, x8, x4
EPYC 7401
--

Market Segment

Xeon Silver 4208
Server
EPYC 7401
Server

Release Price

Xeon Silver 4208
$417.00
EPYC 7401
$1,850.00

Locked Multiplier

Xeon Silver 4208
Yes
EPYC 7401
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Xeon Silver 4208 EPYC 7401
Process 14 nm 14 nm
Die Area -- 213 mm²
Transistor Count -- 19.20 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
EPYC 7401
14 nm

Die Area

Xeon Silver 4208
--
EPYC 7401
213 mm²

Transistor Count

Xeon Silver 4208
--
EPYC 7401
19.20 billion

Manufacturer

Xeon Silver 4208
Intel
EPYC 7401
GlobalFoundries

Technology

Xeon Silver 4208
CMOS
EPYC 7401
CMOS

Word Size

Xeon Silver 4208
64-bit
EPYC 7401
64-bit

ISA

Xeon Silver 4208
x86-64 (x86)
EPYC 7401
x86-64 (x86)

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Xeon Silver 4208 EPYC 7401
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
SEV
SHA
SME
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SST
SenseMI
TBT 2.0
TSME
TSX
TXT
VMD
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64