Xeon Silver 4214 vs EPYC 7601

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 7601
2017
32 cores / 64 threads, 180 Watt
20.94
+104%
Xeon Silver 4214
2019
12 cores / 24 threads, 85 Watt
10.24

EPYC 7601 outperforms Xeon Silver 4214 by a whopping 104% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7601 and Xeon Silver 4214 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking265763
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.6117.76
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCIntel Xeon Silver
Power efficiency11.0111.40
Architecture codenameNaples (2017−2018)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date20 June 2017 (7 years ago)2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,200$694

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Silver 4214 has 1003% better value for money than EPYC 7601.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7601 and Xeon Silver 4214 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 cores32 (Dotriaconta-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads6424
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz3.2 GHz
Multiplier2222
L1 cache3 MB768 KB
L2 cache16 MB12 MB
L3 cache64 MB (shared)16.5 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size213 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data77 °C
Number of transistors19200 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7601 and Xeon Silver 4214 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)180 Watt85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7601 and Xeon Silver 4214. 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 7601 and Xeon Silver 4214 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 7601 and Xeon Silver 4214 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 7601 and Xeon Silver 4214. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR4-2400
Maximum memory size2 TiB1 TB
Max memory channelsno data6
Maximum memory bandwidth170.671 GB/s115.212 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7601 and Xeon Silver 4214.

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 7601 20.94
+104%
Xeon Silver 4214 10.24

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 7601 33255
+104%
Xeon Silver 4214 16273

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 7601 792
Xeon Silver 4214 1009
+27.4%

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 7601 7699
+19.6%
Xeon Silver 4214 6439

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.94 10.24
Recency 20 June 2017 2 April 2019
Physical cores 32 12
Threads 64 24
Power consumption (TDP) 180 Watt 85 Watt

EPYC 7601 has a 104.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 166.7% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads.

Xeon Silver 4214, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 111.8% lower power consumption.

The EPYC 7601 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4214 in performance tests.


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