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Xeon Silver 4208 vs Ryzen 7 3700X


Description
The Silver 4208 is based on Cascade Lake architecture while the 3700X is based on Zen 2.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the Silver 4208 gets a score of 311.6 k points while the 3700X gets 491.2 k points.

Summarizing, the 3700X is 1.6 times faster than the Silver 4208. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
50657
870f10
Core
Cascade Lake-SP
Matisse
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.1 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.2 GHz
4.4 GHz
Socket
LGA 3647
AM4
Cores/Threads
8/16
8/16
TDP
85 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x32 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
8x1024 kB
8x512 kB
Cache L3
11264 kB
32768 kB
Date
April 2019
July 2019
Mean monothread perf.
38.61k points
74.75k points
Mean multithread perf.
311.57k points
491.15k points

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
Silver 4208
3700X
Test#1 (Integers)
16.86k
16.81k (x1)
Test#2 (FP)
12.08k
26.39k (x2.18)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.37k
8.82k (x2.62)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.29k
22.73k (x3.61)
TOTAL
38.61k
74.75k (x1.94)

Multithread

Silver 4208

3700X
Test#1 (Integers)
150.99k
170.29k (x1.13)
Test#2 (FP)
118.54k
213.21k (x1.8)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
33.44k
96.03k (x2.87)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.6k
11.62k (x1.35)
TOTAL
311.57k
491.15k (x1.58)

Performance/W
Silver 4208
3700X
Test#1 (Integers)
1776 points/W
2620 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1395 points/W
3280 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
393 points/W
1477 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
101 points/W
179 points/W
TOTAL
3666 points/W
7556 points/W

Performance/GHz
Silver 4208
3700X
Test#1 (Integers)
5269 points/GHz
3821 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3776 points/GHz
5998 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1054 points/GHz
2005 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1966 points/GHz
5166 points/GHz
TOTAL
12065 points/GHz
16990 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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