Xeon Silver 4214R vs EPYC 7351P

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 7351P
2017
16 cores / 32 threads, 155 Watt
16.77
+40.5%
Xeon Silver 4214R
2020
12 cores / 24 threads, 100 Watt
11.94

EPYC 7351P outperforms Xeon Silver 4214R by a considerable 40% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7351P and Xeon Silver 4214R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking403668
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.9026.18
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCIntel Xeon Silver
Power efficiency9.0010.89
Architecture codenameNaples (2017−2018)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date20 June 2017 (7 years ago)24 February 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$750$705

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Silver 4214R has 344% better value for money than EPYC 7351P.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7351P and Xeon Silver 4214R 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 speed2.4 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2424
L1 cache1.5 MB768 KB
L2 cache8 MB12 MB
L3 cache64 MB (shared)16.5 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size213 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data79 °C
Number of transistors19200 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7351P and Xeon Silver 4214R 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketTR4FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)155 W, 170 Watt100 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7351P and Xeon Silver 4214R. 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-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

EPYC 7351P and Xeon Silver 4214R 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 7351P and Xeon Silver 4214R 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 7351P and Xeon Silver 4214R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR4-2400
Maximum memory size2 TiB1 TB
Max memory channels86
Maximum memory bandwidth170.671 GB/s115.212 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7351P and Xeon Silver 4214R.

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 7351P 16.77
+40.5%
Xeon Silver 4214R 11.94

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 7351P 25657
+40.4%
Xeon Silver 4214R 18275

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

EPYC 7351P 630
Xeon Silver 4214R 1235
+96%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

EPYC 7351P 4738
Xeon Silver 4214R 7429
+56.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.77 11.94
Recency 20 June 2017 24 February 2020
Physical cores 16 12
Threads 32 24
Power consumption (TDP) 155 Watt 100 Watt

EPYC 7351P has a 40.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

Xeon Silver 4214R, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 55% lower power consumption.

The EPYC 7351P is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4214R in performance tests.


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