AMD EPYC 8534P vs Intel Xeon Gold 5415+

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 8534P and Intel Xeon Gold 5415+ 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 8534P

  • CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
  • 56 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 8
  • 112 more threads: 128 vs 16
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
  • 6.4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4194304x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 5.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 61% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 71900 vs 44674
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 18 Sep 2023 vs 10 Jan 2023
Number of cores 64 vs 8
Number of threads 128 vs 16
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm vs 7 nm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 80K (per core)
L2 cache 1 MB (per core) vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache 128 MB (shared) vs 22.5 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 71900 vs 44674

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5415+

  • Around 32% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
  • Around 33% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 200 Watt
  • Around 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3248 vs 2441
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.10 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 Watt vs 200 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3248 vs 2441

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 8534P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5415+

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2441
3248
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
71900
44674
Name AMD EPYC 8534P Intel Xeon Gold 5415+
PassMark - Single thread mark 2441 3248
PassMark - CPU mark 71900 44674

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 8534P Intel Xeon Gold 5415+

Essentials

Launch date 18 Sep 2023 10 Jan 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $4950 $1076
Place in performance rating 216 228
Architecture codename Sapphire Rapids
Processor Number 5415+
Series 4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.3 GHz 2.90 GHz
Die size 4x 73 mm²
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 cache 1 MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 cache 128 MB (shared) 22.5 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm 7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 75°C
Maximum frequency 3.1 GHz 4.10 GHz
Number of cores 64 8
Number of threads 128 16
Transistor count 35,500 million
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature 78

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

Configurable TDP 155-225 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Sockets supported SP6 FCLGA4677
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 200 Watt 150 Watt
Package Size 77.5mm x 56.5mm

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 5, 96 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)