AMD EPYC 7453 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6132

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7453 and Intel Xeon Gold 6132 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD EPYC 7453

Intel Xeon Gold 6132

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7453

14 more cores, run more applications at once: 28 vs 14
28 more threads: 56 vs 28
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm+ vs 14 nm
5.3x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 768 GB
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2371 vs 2170
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 80327 vs 34377

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	28 vs 14
Number of threads	56 vs 28
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm+ vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2371 vs 2170
PassMark - CPU mark	80327 vs 34377

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6132

Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.45 GHz
Around 61% lower typical power consumption: 140 Watt vs 225 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.45 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt vs 225 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7453
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6132

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2371

2170

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

80327

34377

Name	AMD EPYC 7453	Intel Xeon Gold 6132
PassMark - Single thread mark	2371	2170
PassMark - CPU mark	80327	34377
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3574
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		24589

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7453	Intel Xeon Gold 6132
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Skylake
Launch date	15 Mar 2021	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$1570
OPN PIB	100-100000319WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000319
Place in performance rating	175	173
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		6132
Series		Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.75 GHz	2.60 GHz
L1 cache	1792 KB
L2 cache	14 MB
L3 cache	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm+	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.45 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	28	14
Number of threads	56	28
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		86°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.73 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2666
Supported memory frequency		2666 MHz
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	225-240 Watt
Socket Count	2P
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	225 Watt	140 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	48
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
Scalability		S4S
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
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
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)