Xeon Silver 4310 vs EPYC 7401P

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 7401P
2017
24 cores / 48 threads, 155 Watt
17.97
+28.3%
Xeon Silver 4310
2021
12 cores / 24 threads, 120 Watt
14.01

EPYC 7401P outperforms Xeon Silver 4310 by a significant 28% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7401P and Xeon Silver 4310 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking343530
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.77no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCno data
Power efficiency10.0011.05
Architecture codenameNaples (2017−2018)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date20 June 2017 (7 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,075no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

EPYC 7401P and Xeon Silver 4310 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads4824
Base clock speed2 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz3.3 GHz
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache2.25 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache12 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache64 MB (shared)18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Die size213 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data82 °C
Number of transistors19200 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7401P and Xeon Silver 4310 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)2
SocketTR4FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)155 W, 170 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7401P and Xeon Silver 4310. 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-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

EPYC 7401P and Xeon Silver 4310 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7401P and Xeon Silver 4310 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 7401P and Xeon Silver 4310. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR4-2667
Maximum memory size2 TiB6 TB
Max memory channels88
Maximum memory bandwidth170.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7401P and Xeon Silver 4310.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes12864

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 7401P 17.97
+28.3%
Xeon Silver 4310 14.01

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 7401P 28546
+28.3%
Xeon Silver 4310 22250

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 7401P 787
Xeon Silver 4310 1230
+56.3%

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 7401P 4666
Xeon Silver 4310 7821
+67.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.97 14.01
Recency 20 June 2017 6 April 2021
Physical cores 24 12
Threads 48 24
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 155 Watt 120 Watt

EPYC 7401P has a 28.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Xeon Silver 4310, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 29.2% lower power consumption.

The EPYC 7401P is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4310 in performance tests.


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