Xeon Silver 4215R vs EPYC 9184X

Aggregate performance score

EPYC 9184X
2023
16 cores / 32 threads, 320 Watt
32.30
+235%
Xeon Silver 4215R
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 130 Watt
9.63

EPYC 9184X outperforms Xeon Silver 4215R by a whopping 235% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 9184X and Xeon Silver 4215R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking130803
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.2717.90
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon Silver
Power efficiency9.386.88
Architecture codenameGenoa-X (2023)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date13 June 2023 (1 year ago)24 February 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,928$794

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Silver 4215R has 319% better value for money than EPYC 9184X.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 9184X and Xeon Silver 4215R 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads3216
Base clock speed3.55 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data32
L1 cache64 KB (per core)512 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)8 MB
L3 cache768 MB (shared)11 MB
Chip lithography5 nm14 nm
Die size8x 72 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data79 °C
Number of transistors90,160 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 9184X and Xeon Silver 4215R 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 configuration2no data
SocketSP5FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)320 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 9184X and Xeon Silver 4215R. 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-
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

EPYC 9184X and Xeon Silver 4215R 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 9184X and Xeon Silver 4215R 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 9184X and Xeon Silver 4215R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4-2400
Maximum memory sizeno data1 TB
Max memory channelsno data6
Maximum memory bandwidthno data115.212 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 9184X and Xeon Silver 4215R.

PCIe version5.03.0
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 9184X 32.30
+235%
Xeon Silver 4215R 9.63

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 9184X 50344
+236%
Xeon Silver 4215R 15004

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 32.30 9.63
Recency 13 June 2023 24 February 2020
Physical cores 16 8
Threads 32 16
Chip lithography 5 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 320 Watt 130 Watt

EPYC 9184X has a 235.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon Silver 4215R, on the other hand, has 146.2% lower power consumption.

The EPYC 9184X is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4215R in performance tests.


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