EPYC 9334 vs Xeon Silver 4208

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Silver 4208
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 85 Watt
7.06
EPYC 9334
2022
32 cores / 64 threads, 210 Watt
40.82
+478%

EPYC 9334 outperforms Xeon Silver 4208 by a whopping 478% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4208 and EPYC 9334 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking100362
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation18.0811.52
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon SilverAMD EPYC
Power efficiency7.8618.40
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Genoa (2022−2023)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)10 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$417$2,990

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Silver 4208 has 57% better value for money than EPYC 9334.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4208 and EPYC 9334 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads1664
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz2.7 GHz
Multiplier2127
L1 cache512 KB2 MB
L2 cache8 MB32 MB
L3 cache11 MB128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm, 6 nm
Die sizeno data4x 72 mm2
Maximum core temperature78 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data52,560 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4208 and EPYC 9334 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
SocketFCLGA3647SP5
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt210 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and EPYC 9334. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4208 and EPYC 9334 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and EPYC 9334 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and EPYC 9334. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size1 TB6 TiB
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/s460.8 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and EPYC 9334.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes48128

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.

Xeon Silver 4208 7.06
EPYC 9334 40.82
+478%

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.

Xeon Silver 4208 11215
EPYC 9334 64841
+478%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.06 40.82
Recency 2 April 2019 10 November 2022
Physical cores 8 32
Threads 16 64
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 210 Watt

Xeon Silver 4208 has 147.1% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9334, on the other hand, has a 478.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 9334 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4208 in performance tests.


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