AMD EPYC 4484PX vs Intel Xeon Gold 5420+

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 4484PX and Intel Xeon Gold 5420+ 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 4484PX

Intel Xeon Gold 5420+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 4484PX

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 37% higher clock speed: 5.6 GHz vs 4.10 GHz
Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 89°C vs 84
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
224694.9x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 71% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 205 Watt
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4251 vs 3048

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	21 May 2024 vs 10 Jan 2023
Maximum frequency	5.6 GHz vs 4.10 GHz
Maximum core temperature	89°C vs 84
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm
L2 cache	1 MB (per core) vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB (shared) vs 52.5 MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	4251 vs 3048

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5420+

16 more cores, run more applications at once: 28 vs 12
32 more threads: 56 vs 24
2.9x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 72% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 87824 vs 51115

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	28 vs 12
Number of threads	56 vs 24
L1 cache	80K (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	87824 vs 51115

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 4484PX
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5420+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4251

3048

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

51115

87824

Name	AMD EPYC 4484PX	Intel Xeon Gold 5420+
PassMark - Single thread mark	4251	3048
PassMark - CPU mark	51115	87824

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 4484PX	Intel Xeon Gold 5420+
Essentials
Launch date	21 May 2024	10 Jan 2023
Launch price (MSRP)	$599	$1848
Place in performance rating	61	67
Architecture codename		Sapphire Rapids
Processor Number		5420+
Series		4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	4.4 GHz	2.00 GHz
Die size	2x 71 mm²
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	2MB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB (shared)	52.5 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	47°C
Maximum core temperature	89°C	84
Maximum frequency	5.6 GHz	4.10 GHz
Number of cores	12	28
Number of threads	24	56
Transistor count	17,840 million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	Up to DDR5 4400 MT/s 1DPC and 2DPC
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory size		4 TB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	AM5	FCLGA4677
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	205 Watt
Package Size		77.5mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 28 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		80
PCI Express revision		5
Scalability		2S
Security & Reliability
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
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
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)