Xeon Silver 4416+ vs EPYC 9124

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 9124
2022
16 cores / 32 threads, 200 Watt
28.73
Xeon Silver 4416+
2023
20 cores / 40 threads, 165 Watt
30.19
+5.1%

Xeon Silver 4416+ outperforms EPYC 9124 by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 9124 and Xeon Silver 4416+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking170150
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation22.3272.41
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCno data
Power efficiency13.1016.68
Architecture codenameGenoa (2022−2023)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date10 November 2022 (1 year ago)10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,083$1,186

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Silver 4416+ has 224% better value for money than EPYC 9124.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 9124 and Xeon Silver 4416+ 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)20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads3240
Base clock speed3 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.9 GHz
Multiplier30no data
L1 cache1 MB80K (per core)
L2 cache16 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache64 MB (shared)37.5 MB
Chip lithography5 nm, 6 nm10 nm
Die size4x 72 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data82 °C
Number of transistors26,280 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 9124 and Xeon Silver 4416+ 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 configuration22
SocketSP54677
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 9124 and Xeon Silver 4416+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

EPYC 9124 and Xeon Silver 4416+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 9124 and Xeon Silver 4416+ are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 9124 and Xeon Silver 4416+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800DDR5-4000
Maximum memory size6 TiBno data
Maximum memory bandwidth460.8 GB/sno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 9124 and Xeon Silver 4416+.

PCIe version5.05.0
PCI Express lanes12880

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 9124 28.73
Xeon Silver 4416+ 30.19
+5.1%

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 9124 43963
Xeon Silver 4416+ 46208
+5.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 28.73 30.19
Recency 10 November 2022 10 January 2023
Physical cores 16 20
Threads 32 40
Chip lithography 5 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 165 Watt

EPYC 9124 has a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon Silver 4416+, on the other hand, has a 5.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 months, 25% more physical cores and 25% more threads, and 21.2% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between EPYC 9124 and Xeon Silver 4416+.


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