EPYC 9274F vs Xeon Silver 4215

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Silver 4215
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 85 Watt
9.46
EPYC 9274F
2022
24 cores / 48 threads, 320 Watt
48.11
+409%

EPYC 9274F outperforms Xeon Silver 4215 by a whopping 409% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4215 and EPYC 9274F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking81941
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation13.9812.43
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon SilverAMD EPYC
Power efficiency10.1313.68
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Genoa (2022−2023)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)10 November 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$794$3,060

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Silver 4215 has 12% better value for money than EPYC 9274F.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4215 and EPYC 9274F 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads1648
Base clock speed2.5 GHz4.05 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz4.3 GHz
Multiplier2540.5
L1 cache512 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache8 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache11 MB256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm, 6 nm
Die sizeno data8x 72 mm2
Maximum core temperature77 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data52,560 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4215 and EPYC 9274F 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)2
SocketFCLGA3647SP5
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt320 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4215 and EPYC 9274F. 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
StatusLaunchedno data
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4215 and EPYC 9274F 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 4215 and EPYC 9274F 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 4215 and EPYC 9274F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size1 TB6 TiB
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/s460.8 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4215 and EPYC 9274F.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes48128

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 4215 9.46
EPYC 9274F 48.11
+409%

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 4215 14439
EPYC 9274F 73463
+409%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.46 48.11
Recency 2 April 2019 10 November 2022
Physical cores 8 24
Threads 16 48
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 320 Watt

Xeon Silver 4215 has 276.5% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9274F, on the other hand, has a 408.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 9274F is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4215 in performance tests.


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