Xeon Silver 4214 vs EPYC 7261

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7261 and Xeon Silver 4214 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	692
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	13.43
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD EPYC	Intel Xeon Silver
Architecture codename	Naples (2017−2018)	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date	14 June 2018 (6 years ago)	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$694
Current price	$13.29	$708 (1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7261 and Xeon Silver 4214 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 cores	8 (Octa-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	16	24
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.9 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	768 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	12 MB
L3 cache	32 MB (shared)	16.5 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	213 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	77 °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	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7261 and Xeon Silver 4214 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	85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7261 and Xeon Silver 4214. 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	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

EPYC 7261 and Xeon Silver 4214 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 4214 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
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 4214. 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 4214.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	128	48

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	14 June 2018	2 April 2019
Physical cores	8	12
Threads	16	24
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	85 Watt

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