Xeon Silver 4209T vs EPYC 7261
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 7261 outperforms Xeon Silver 4209T by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1273 | 1275 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 2.93 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | AMD EPYC | Intel Xeon Silver |
| Power efficiency | 1.58 | 3.82 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | GlobalFoundries | no data |
| Architecture codename | Naples (2017−2018) | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 14 June 2018 (7 years ago) | 2 April 2019 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $501 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of EPYC 7261 and Xeon Silver 4209T: 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 cores | 8 (Octa-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Multiplier | 25 | 22 |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 8 MB |
| L3 cache | 32 MB (shared) | 11 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 213 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 91 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 81 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 4,800 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on EPYC 7261 and Xeon Silver 4209T 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 configuration | 2 (Multiprocessor) | 2 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | SP3 | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | 70 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7261 and Xeon Silver 4209T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
EPYC 7261 and Xeon Silver 4209T 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 EPYC 7261 and Xeon Silver 4209T 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 EPYC 7261 and Xeon Silver 4209T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR4-2400 |
| Maximum memory size | 2 TiB | 1 TB |
| Max memory channels | 8 | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 170.671 GB/s | 115.212 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7261 and Xeon Silver 4209T.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 128 | 48 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 6.37 | 6.33 |
| Recency | 14 June 2018 | 2 April 2019 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | 70 Watt |
EPYC 7261 has a 1% higher aggregate performance score.
Xeon Silver 4209T, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 months, and 143% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between AMD EPYC 7261 and Intel Xeon Silver 4209T.
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