Xeon Silver 4210R vs EPYC 7402P
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 7402P outperforms Xeon Silver 4210R by a whopping 191% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing EPYC 7402P and Xeon Silver 4210R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 170 | 794 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 13.71 | 28.11 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | AMD EPYC | Intel Xeon Silver |
| Power efficiency | 14.59 | 9.01 |
| Architecture codename | Zen 2 (2017−2020) | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 7 August 2019 (5 years ago) | 24 February 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,250 | $511 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon Silver 4210R has 105% better value for money than EPYC 7402P.
Detailed specifications
EPYC 7402P and Xeon Silver 4210R 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 | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Threads | 48 | 20 |
| Base clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.35 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 28 | 24 |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | 640 KB |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 10 MB |
| L3 cache | 128 MB (shared) | 13.75 MB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm, 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 192 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 84 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4,800 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on EPYC 7402P and Xeon Silver 4210R 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) | no data |
| Socket | TR4 | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 180 Watt | 100 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7402P and Xeon Silver 4210R. 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 | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
EPYC 7402P and Xeon Silver 4210R 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 7402P and Xeon Silver 4210R 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 7402P and Xeon Silver 4210R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Eight-channel | DDR4-2400 |
| Maximum memory size | 4 TiB | 1 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 204.763 GB/s | 115.212 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7402P and Xeon Silver 4210R.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 48 |
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.
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.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 28.80 | 9.88 |
| Recency | 7 August 2019 | 24 February 2020 |
| Physical cores | 24 | 10 |
| Threads | 48 | 20 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 180 Watt | 100 Watt |
EPYC 7402P has a 191.5% higher aggregate performance score, 140% more physical cores and 140% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
Xeon Silver 4210R, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 months, and 80% lower power consumption.
The EPYC 7402P is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4210R in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between EPYC 7402P and Xeon Silver 4210R, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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