Intel Xeon Silver 4112 | AMD EPYC 7401 | |
CPU comparisonIn this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon Silver 4112 and the AMD EPYC 7401 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.
We compare the Intel Xeon Silver 4112 4 core processor released in Q3/2017 with the AMD EPYC 7401 which has 24 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2017. |
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Intel Xeon Silver (32) | Family | AMD EPYC (129) |
Intel Xeon Silver 4100 (8) | CPU group | AMD EPYC 7001 (12) |
1 | Generation | 1 |
Skylake SP | Architecture | Naples (Zen) |
Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Xeon Silver 4112 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz (3.00 GHz). The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The AMD EPYC 7401 clocks with 2.00 GHz (3.00 GHz), has 24 CPU cores and can calculate 48 threads in parallel. |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4112 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 7401 |
4 | Cores | 24 |
8 | Threads | 48 |
normal | Core architecture | normal |
Yes | Hyperthreading | Yes |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
2.60 GHz | Frequency | 2.00 GHz |
3.00 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 3.00 GHz |
3.00 GHz | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 2.80 GHz |
Memory & PCIeUp to 768 GB of memory in a maximum of 6 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon Silver 4112, while the AMD EPYC 7401 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 170.6 GB/s enabled. |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4112 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 7401 |
DDR4-2400 | Memory | DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666 |
768 GB | Max. Memory | |
6 (Hexa Channel) | Memory channels | 8 (Octa Channel) |
115.2 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 170.6 GB/s |
Yes | ECC | Yes |
-- | L2 Cache | -- |
8.00 MB | L3 Cache | 64.00 MB |
3.0 | PCIe version | 3.0 |
48 | PCIe lanes | 128 |
47.3 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 126.1 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe Intel Xeon Silver 4112 has a TDP of 85 W. The TDP of the AMD EPYC 7401 is 170 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution. |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4112 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 7401 |
85 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 170 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
-- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Xeon Silver 4112 has 8.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of AMD EPYC 7401 is at 64.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm. |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4112 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 7401 |
14 nm | Technology | 14 nm |
Monolithic | Chip design | Chiplet |
x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 | ISA extensions | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 |
LGA 3647 | Socket | SP3 |
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | AMD-V, SVM |
Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
Q3/2017 | Release date | Q3/2017 |
475 $ | Release price | 1450 $ |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4112
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7401
24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz |
Intel Xeon Silver 4112
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7401
24C 48T @ 2.80 GHz |
Intel Xeon Silver 4112
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7401
24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz |
Intel Xeon Silver 4112
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7401
24C 48T @ 2.80 GHz |
Intel Xeon Silver 4112
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7401
24C 48T @ 2.80 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4112 | AMD EPYC 7401 |
Unknown | Unknown |