Intel Xeon Gold 5420+ vs AMD EPYC 9654P
Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5420+ and AMD EPYC 9654P processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.
Differences
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5420+
- CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
- Around 2170% higher maximum core temperature: 84 vs 3.7 GHz
- Around 76% lower typical power consumption: 205 Watt vs 360 Watt
- Around 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3268 vs 2616
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 10 Jan 2023 vs 10 Nov 2022 |
Maximum core temperature | 84 vs 3.7 GHz |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 205 Watt vs 360 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 3268 vs 2616 |
Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9654P
- 68 more cores, run more applications at once: 96 vs 28
- 136 more threads: 192 vs 56
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
- 2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 1797558.9x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- 7.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- Around 24% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 113949 vs 92138
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of cores | 96 vs 28 |
Number of threads | 192 vs 56 |
Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm vs 7 nm |
L1 cache | 6 MB vs 80K (per core) |
L2 cache | 96 MB vs 2MB (per core) |
L3 cache | 384 MB vs 52.5 MB (shared) |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 113949 vs 92138 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5420+
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 9654P
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | Intel Xeon Gold 5420+ | AMD EPYC 9654P |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 3268 | 2616 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 92138 | 113949 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Intel Xeon Gold 5420+ | AMD EPYC 9654P | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Sapphire Rapids | Zen 4 |
Launch date | 10 Jan 2023 | 10 Nov 2022 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $1848 | $10625 |
Place in performance rating | 30 | 28 |
Processor Number | 5420+ | |
Series | 4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors | |
Vertical segment | Server | |
OPN Tray | 100-100000803 | |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 2.00 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
L1 cache | 80K (per core) | 6 MB |
L2 cache | 2MB (per core) | 96 MB |
L3 cache | 52.5 MB (shared) | 384 MB |
Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 5 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 84 | 3.7 GHz |
Maximum frequency | 4.10 GHz | |
Number of cores | 28 | 96 |
Number of threads | 56 | 192 |
Die size | 72 mm² | |
Transistor count | 78840 million | |
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Memory |
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Max memory channels | 8 | 12 |
Maximum memory size | 4 TB | |
Supported memory types | Up to DDR5 4400 MT/s 1DPC and 2DPC | DDR5-4800 |
ECC memory support | ||
Compatibility |
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Package Size | 77.5mm x 56.5mm | FC-LGA6096 |
Sockets supported | FCLGA4677 | SP5 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 205 Watt | 360 Watt |
Configurable TDP | 320-400 Watt | |
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 2 | |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 80 | 128 |
PCI Express revision | 5 | 5.0 |
Scalability | 2S | |
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® OS Guard | ||
Intel® Run Sure Technology | ||
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX) | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Secure Boot | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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Instruction set extensions | Intel AMX, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512 | |
Intel 64 | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units | 2 | |
Speed Shift technology | ||
Virtualization |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) |