Intel Xeon Silver 4416+ vs AMD EPYC 7742

Processor comparisons   15-05-2023
   Let's say you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a decision after reading the detailed tests Intel Xeon Silver 4416+ vs AMD EPYC 7742 and see which is better for games or normal use for video editing, programming, rendering, streaming, machine learning. Here you can find useful information from various benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software like GeekBench 6, 5.2, RealBench, Handbrake, PassMark, Dolphin Emulator, Blender, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), PCMark 10, Furmark, VeraCrypt, 7zip, Gears 5, 3DMark, WPrime, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, UserBenchmark, AIDA64, Blender, Prime95, SuperPi, DaVinci Resolve Studio, MATLAB.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

Last Man Standing
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Valorant
Watch Dogs Legion
Borderlands 3
Halo Infinite
DOOM: Eternal
Red Dead Redemption 2
Rainbow Six Siege
Apex Legends
Overwatch
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Death Stranding
Cyberpunk 2077
Grand Theft Auto V
Valheim
Fortnite
Fallout 76
Assassin's Creed Valhalla

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD EPYC 7742 or Intel Xeon Silver 4416+.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Xeon Silver 4416+

64%

EPYC 7742

70%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, EPYC 7742 is 8% better than Xeon Silver 4416+. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Xeon Silver 4416+

67%

EPYC 7742

78%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Battlefield V, League of Legends (LOL), NBA 2K20, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Monster Hunter World, DOTA 2A, Hitman 3, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Control, Forza Horizon 4, Half-Life: Alyx, Ghostrunner, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Horizon Zero Dawn, Metro Exodus.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	118.0	137.6
Valorant	134.1	156.4
Cyberpunk 2077	75.1	87.6
Apex Legends	126.1	147.0
Call of Duty Warzone	100.6	117.3
Overwatch	108.6	126.7
Red Dead Redemption 2	92.6	107.9
DOOM Eternal	67.1	78.2
Warzone	104.6	122.0
Assassin's Creed	112.7	131.3
Valheim	111.3	129.8

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers that were in the comparisons not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Xeon Silver 4416+

24%

EPYC 7742

16%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Xeon Silver 4416+ is more energy efficient than the EPYC 7742 as it consumes less power: 165W vs. 225W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, programming, streaming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the CPU turns on all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Xeon Silver 4416+	AMD EPYC 7742
Cinbench 15 Single-core	1057	202
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	3419	8334
Cinbench 20 Single-core	2350	398
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	8442	20644
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1634	933
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	48070	45938

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Xeon Silver 4416+	AMD EPYC 7742
Single-Core	14924	2352
Multi-Core	48932	67386

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Xeon Silver 4416+	AMD EPYC 7742
Single-Core	1225	1091
Multi-Core	29446	48624

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	Intel Xeon Silver 4416+	AMD EPYC 7742
Announcement date	March 28, 2023	April 01, 2019
Type	Server	Server
Socket	FCLGA4677	SP3
Core name	Sapphire Rapids	Rome
Architecture	x86	Zen 2
Generation	4	2
Turbo Frequency	3.9 MHz	3.4 MHz
Frequency	2 MHz	2.25 MHz
Cores	20	64
Threads	40	128
Bus rate	16 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	36000 millions	86000 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	165 W	225 W
Memory type	Up to DDR5 4000 MT/s 1DPC and 2DPC	DDR4
Max. Memory	4 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	37.5 MB	256MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	Yes	No
Part number		100-000000053 100-100000053WOF

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here EPYC 7742 is 11% better than Xeon Silver 4416+ in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that EPYC 7742 has 44 more core than Xeon Silver 4416+. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Xeon Silver 4416+ is better: 14
The number of parameters for which AMD EPYC 7742 is better: 19
All the figures in the table above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Xeon Silver 4416+ and AMD EPYC 7742 before making a selection which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Xeon Silver 4416+ - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Xeon Silver 4416+ specs and review.

AMD EPYC 7742 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD EPYC 7742 specs and review.