AMD EPYC 9354 vs Intel Xeon E5507

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 9354 and Intel Xeon E5507 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD EPYC 9354

Intel Xeon E5507

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9354

CPU is newer: launch date 12 year(s) 8 month(s) later
28 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 4
60 more threads: 64 vs 4
Around 68% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.26 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 45 nm
8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.8x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2881 vs 1026
26.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 112027 vs 4256

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Nov 2022 vs March 2010
Number of cores	32 vs 4
Number of threads	64 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 2.26 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2881 vs 1026
PassMark - CPU mark	112027 vs 4256

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5507

32768x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
16384x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
3.5x lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 280 Watt

L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	4096 KB (shared) vs 256MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 280 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 9354
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5507

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2881

1026

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

112027

4256

Name	AMD EPYC 9354	Intel Xeon E5507
PassMark - Single thread mark	2881	1026
PassMark - CPU mark	112027	4256
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1822
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5147

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 9354	Intel Xeon E5507
Essentials
Launch date	10 Nov 2022	March 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$3420	$457
Place in performance rating	45	1561
Architecture codename		Nehalem EP
Price now		$456.91
Processor Number		E5507
Series		Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		2.02
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.25 GHz	2.26 GHz
Die size	8x 72 mm²	263 mm
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	256MB (shared)	4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	2.26 GHz
Number of cores	32	4
Number of threads	64	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4.8 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature		76°C
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		731 million
VID voltage range		0.75V -1.35V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	12	3
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	DDR3 800
Maximum memory bandwidth		19.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size		144 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Sockets supported	SP5	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	280 Watt	80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128
PCIe configurations	5.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		40-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)