AMD EPYC 4584PX vs Intel Xeon Gold 5420+

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 4584PX 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 4584PX

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • Around 39% higher clock speed: 5.7 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
  • 299593.1x 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 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3938 vs 3031
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 21 May 2024 vs 10 Jan 2023
Maximum frequency 5.7 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 3938 vs 3031

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5420+

  • 12 more cores, run more applications at once: 28 vs 16
  • 24 more threads: 56 vs 32
  • 2.2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 48% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 88735 vs 60033
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 28 vs 16
Number of threads 56 vs 32
L1 cache 80K (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 88735 vs 60033

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 4584PX
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5420+

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3938
3031
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
60033
88735
Name AMD EPYC 4584PX Intel Xeon Gold 5420+
PassMark - Single thread mark 3938 3031
PassMark - CPU mark 60033 88735

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 4584PX Intel Xeon Gold 5420+

Essentials

Launch date 21 May 2024 10 Jan 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $699 $1848
Place in performance rating 65 67
Architecture codename Sapphire Rapids
Processor Number 5420+
Series 4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 4.2 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 5.7 GHz 4.10 GHz
Number of cores 16 28
Number of threads 32 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)