AMD EPYC 4564P vs Intel Xeon Gold 6154

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 4564P 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 4564P

Intel Xeon Gold 6154

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 4564P

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 54% higher clock speed: 5.7 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Around 22% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 82°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 14 nm
2.6x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 18% lower typical power consumption: 170 Watt vs 200 Watt
2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4388 vs 2175
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 65688 vs 49016

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	21 May 2024 vs July 2017
Maximum frequency	5.7 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 82°C
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache	64 MB (shared) vs 25344 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	170 Watt vs 200 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	4388 vs 2175
PassMark - CPU mark	65688 vs 49016

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6154

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 16
4 more threads: 36 vs 32
Around 13% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 13% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	18 vs 16
Number of threads	36 vs 32
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 1 MB (per core)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 4564P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6154

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4388

2175

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

65688

49016

Name	AMD EPYC 4564P	Intel Xeon Gold 6154
PassMark - Single thread mark	4388	2175
PassMark - CPU mark	65688	49016
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4419
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		36691

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 4564P	Intel Xeon Gold 6154
Essentials
Launch date	21 May 2024	July 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$699
Place in performance rating	34	31
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	4.5 GHz	3.00 GHz
Die size	2x 71 mm²
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB (shared)	25344 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	47°C
Maximum core temperature	100°C	82°C
Maximum frequency	5.7 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	16	18
Number of threads	32	36
Transistor count	13,140 million	8000 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4-2666
Max memory channels		6
Maximum memory size		768 GB
Supported memory frequency		2666 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	4
Sockets supported	AM5	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	170 Watt	200 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 28 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		48
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)