AMD EPYC 9354 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6154

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 9354 and Intel Xeon Gold 6154 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 Gold 6154

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9354

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 4 month(s) later
14 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 18
28 more threads: 64 vs 36
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 14 nm
Around 78% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2881 vs 2188
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 112027 vs 49612

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Nov 2022 vs July 2017
Number of cores	32 vs 18
Number of threads	64 vs 36
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2881 vs 2188
PassMark - CPU mark	112027 vs 49612

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6154

589824x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
101376x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 280 Watt

L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	25344 KB (shared) vs 256MB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt vs 280 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 9354
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6154

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2881

2188

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

112027

49612

Name	AMD EPYC 9354	Intel Xeon Gold 6154
PassMark - Single thread mark	2881	2188
PassMark - CPU mark	112027	49612
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4419
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		36691

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 9354	Intel Xeon Gold 6154
Essentials
Launch date	10 Nov 2022	July 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$3420
Place in performance rating	34	36
Architecture codename		Skylake
Price now		$3,809
Processor Number		6154
Series		Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		2.14
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.25 GHz	3.00 GHz
Die size	8x 72 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	256MB (shared)	25344 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	32	18
Number of threads	64	36
Unlocked
64 bit support
Maximum core temperature		82°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Transistor count		8000 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	12	6
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size		768 GB
Supported memory frequency		2666 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	4
Sockets supported	SP5	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	280 Watt	200 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	48
PCIe configurations	5.0
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		S4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)