Xeon Silver 4116T vs EPYC 7301

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 7301
2017
16 cores / 32 threads, 170 Watt
9.80
Xeon Silver 4116T
2017
12 cores / 24 threads, 85 Watt
9.92
+1.2%

Xeon Silver 4116T outperforms EPYC 7301 by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7301 and Xeon Silver 4116T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking800787
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.14no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCIntel Xeon Silver
Power efficiency5.2610.64
Architecture codenameNaples (2017−2018)Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date29 June 2017 (7 years ago)11 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$825no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

EPYC 7301 and Xeon Silver 4116T basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads3224
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz3 GHz
Multiplier2221
L1 cache96K (per core)768 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)12 MB
L3 cache64 MB (shared)16.5 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size192 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data91 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7301 and Xeon Silver 4116T compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration2 (Multiprocessor)2 (Multiprocessor)
SocketTR4FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)170 Watt85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7301 and Xeon Silver 4116T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

EPYC 7301 and Xeon Silver 4116T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7301 and Xeon Silver 4116T are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7301 and Xeon Silver 4116T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR4-2400
Maximum memory size2 TiB768 GB
Max memory channels86
Maximum memory bandwidth170.671 GB/s115.212 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7301 and Xeon Silver 4116T.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes12848

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

EPYC 7301 9.80
Xeon Silver 4116T 9.92
+1.2%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

EPYC 7301 14991
Xeon Silver 4116T 15187
+1.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.80 9.92
Physical cores 16 12
Threads 32 24
Power consumption (TDP) 170 Watt 85 Watt

EPYC 7301 has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

Xeon Silver 4116T, on the other hand, has a 1.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between EPYC 7301 and Xeon Silver 4116T.


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