Xeon Silver 4310 vs EPYC 7203P
Xeon Silver 4310
EPYC 7203P
Performance Spectrum - CPU
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Performance Per Dollar Xeon Silver 4310
Performance Per Dollar EPYC 7203P
Performance Comparison
About PassMark🏆 Chipversus Verdict
🚀 Performance Leadership
| Insight | Xeon Silver 4310 | EPYC 7203P |
|---|---|---|
| Gaming | ❌ Lower gaming performance | ✅ Superior gaming performance |
| Workstation | ❌ Weaker in multi-core tasks | ✅ Better multi-core power |
| Price | Equivalent pricing | Equivalent pricing |
| Longevity | ✨ Modern (Ice Lake-SP (2021) / 10 nm) | ✨ Modern (Milan (2021−2023) / 7 nm) |
💎 Value Proposition
| Insight | Xeon Silver 4310 | EPYC 7203P |
|---|---|---|
| Cost Efficiency | ❌ Lower cost efficiency | ❌ Lower cost efficiency |
| Upfront Cost | Equivalent pricing | Equivalent pricing |
Performance Check
To accurately isolate CPU performance, all benchmarks below use an NVIDIA RTX 4090 as the reference GPU. This eliminates GPU-side bottlenecks and highlights pure processing throughput differences between the CPUs.
Note: Real-world results may vary based on your actual GPU. CPU performance impact is more visible in processing-intensive titles and high-refresh-rate gaming scenarios.
Technical Specifications
Side-by-side comparison of Xeon Silver 4310 and EPYC 7203P
Xeon Silver 4310
The Xeon Silver 4310 is manufactured by Intel. It was released in 2015-01-01. It is based on the Ice Lake-SP (2021) architecture. It features 12 cores and 24 threads. Base frequency is 2.1 GHz, with boost up to 3.3 GHz. L3 cache: 18 MB (total). L2 cache: 1 MB (per core). Built on 10 nm process technology. Socket: LGA4189. Thermal design power (TDP): 120 Watt. Memory support: DDR4-2667. Passmark benchmark score: 21,903 points. Launch price was $800.
EPYC 7203P
The EPYC 7203P is manufactured by AMD. It was released in 5 September 2023 (2 years ago). It is based on the Milan (2021−2023) architecture. It features 8 cores and 16 threads. Base frequency is 2.8 GHz, with boost up to 3.4 GHz. L3 cache: 64 MB (total). L2 cache: 512 kB (per core). Built on 7 nm process technology. Socket: SP3. Thermal design power (TDP): 120 Watt. Memory support: DDR4. Passmark benchmark score: 22,017 points. Launch price was $348.
Processing Power
The Xeon Silver 4310 packs 12 cores / 24 threads, while the EPYC 7203P offers 8 cores / 16 threads — the Xeon Silver 4310 has 4 more cores. Boost clocks reach 3.3 GHz on the Xeon Silver 4310 versus 3.4 GHz on the EPYC 7203P — a 3% clock advantage for the EPYC 7203P (base: 2.1 GHz vs 2.8 GHz). The Xeon Silver 4310 uses the Ice Lake-SP (2021) architecture (10 nm), while the EPYC 7203P uses Milan (2021−2023) (7 nm). In PassMark, the Xeon Silver 4310 scores 21,903 against the EPYC 7203P's 22,017 — a 0.5% lead for the EPYC 7203P. L3 cache: 18 MB (total) on the Xeon Silver 4310 vs 64 MB (total) on the EPYC 7203P.
| Feature | Xeon Silver 4310 | EPYC 7203P |
|---|---|---|
| Cores / Threads | 12 / 24+50% | 8 / 16 |
| Boost Clock | 3.3 GHz | 3.4 GHz+3% |
| Base Clock | 2.1 GHz | 2.8 GHz+33% |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB (total) | 64 MB (total)+256% |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB (per core)+100% | 512 kB (per core) |
| Process | 10 nm | 7 nm-30% |
| Architecture | Ice Lake-SP (2021) | Milan (2021−2023) |
| PassMark | 21,903 | 22,017 |
Memory & Platform
The Xeon Silver 4310 uses the LGA4189 socket (PCIe 4.0), while the EPYC 7203P uses SP3 (PCIe 4.0) — making them incompatible on the same motherboard.
| Feature | Xeon Silver 4310 | EPYC 7203P |
|---|---|---|
| Socket | LGA4189 | SP3 |
| PCIe Generation | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 4.0 |
| Max RAM Speed | 2667 | — |
| Max RAM Capacity | 6144 | — |
| RAM Channels | 8 | — |
| ECC Support | ✅ | — |
| PCIe Lanes | 64 | — |
Advanced Features
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-d (Xeon Silver 4310) / not specified (EPYC 7203P).
| Feature | Xeon Silver 4310 | EPYC 7203P |
|---|---|---|
| Integrated GPU | No | — |
| IGPU Model | None | — |
| Unlocked | No | — |
| AVX-512 | Yes | — |
| Virtualization | VT-x, VT-d | — |
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