EPYC 4124P vs Xeon Silver 4112

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Silver 4112
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 85 Watt
4.06
EPYC 4124P
2024
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
11.73
+189%

EPYC 4124P outperforms Xeon Silver 4112 by a whopping 189% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4112 and EPYC 4124P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1416667
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.9952.73
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Silverno data
Power efficiency4.5217.08
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Raphael (2023−2024)
Release date11 July 2017 (7 years ago)21 May 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$473$149

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 4124P has 1664% better value for money than Xeon Silver 4112.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4112 and EPYC 4124P 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed2.6 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz5.1 GHz
Multiplier26no data
L1 cache256 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache8.25 MB32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm
Die sizeno data71 mm2
Maximum core temperature76 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data61 °C
Number of transistorsno data6,570 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4112 and EPYC 4124P 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)1
SocketFCLGA3647AM5
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4112 and EPYC 4124P. 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+

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4112 and EPYC 4124P 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 4112 and EPYC 4124P 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 4112 and EPYC 4124P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR5
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon Graphics

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4112 and EPYC 4124P.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes4828

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 4112 4.06
EPYC 4124P 11.73
+189%

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 4112 6446
EPYC 4124P 18637
+189%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.06 11.73
Recency 11 July 2017 21 May 2024
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 65 Watt

EPYC 4124P has a 188.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 30.8% lower power consumption.

The EPYC 4124P is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4112 in performance tests.


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