AMD EPYC 9354 vs Intel Xeon W-2175

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 9354 and Intel Xeon W-2175 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.

AMD EPYC 9354

Intel Xeon W-2175

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9354

18 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 14
36 more threads: 64 vs 28
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 14 nm
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2881 vs 2472
4.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 112027 vs 23413

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 14
Number of threads	64 vs 28
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 14 nm
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2881 vs 2472
PassMark - CPU mark	112027 vs 23413

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2175

Around 13% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
2x lower typical power consumption: 140 Watt vs 280 Watt

Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt vs 280 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 9354
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-2175

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2881

2472

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

112027

23413

Name	AMD EPYC 9354	Intel Xeon W-2175
PassMark - Single thread mark	2881	2472
PassMark - CPU mark	112027	23413

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 9354	Intel Xeon W-2175
Essentials
Launch date	10 Nov 2022	Q4'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$3420
Place in performance rating	45	780
Architecture codename		Skylake
Processor Number		W-2175
Series		Intel® Xeon® W Processor
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.25 GHz	2.50 GHz
Die size	8x 72 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1MB (per core)
L3 cache	256MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	4.30 GHz
Number of cores	32	14
Number of threads	64	28
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		0 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		0
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	12	4
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400/2666
Maximum memory bandwidth		85.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size		512 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Sockets supported	SP5	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	280 Watt	140 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	48
PCIe configurations	5.0	x4, x8, x16
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
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
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)