AMD EPYC 8434P vs Intel Xeon Gold 5120

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 8434P and Intel Xeon Gold 5120 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 8434P

Intel Xeon Gold 5120

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 8434P

34 more cores, run more applications at once: 48 vs 14
68 more threads: 96 vs 28
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 14 nm
Around 42% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2448 vs 1730
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 66490 vs 29983

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	48 vs 14
Number of threads	96 vs 28
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2448 vs 1730
PassMark - CPU mark	66490 vs 29983

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5120

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
Around 90% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 200 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 200 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 8434P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5120

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2448

1730

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

66490

29983

Name	AMD EPYC 8434P	Intel Xeon Gold 5120
PassMark - Single thread mark	2448	1730
PassMark - CPU mark	66490	29983
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3452
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		24230

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 8434P	Intel Xeon Gold 5120
Essentials
Launch date	18 Sep 2023	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$2700
Place in performance rating	252	250
Architecture codename		Skylake
Processor Number		5120
Series		Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	2.20 GHz
Die size	4x 73 mm²
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	75°C
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	48	14
Number of threads	96	28
Transistor count	35,500 million
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		81°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		2
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4-2400
Max memory channels		6
Maximum memory size		768 GB
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	155-225 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	SP6	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	105 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 96 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® 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		1
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)