AMD EPYC 9224 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5420+

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 9224 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.

AMD EPYC 9224

Intel Xeon Gold 5420+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9224

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 205 Watt
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 92518 vs 87824

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	92518 vs 87824

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5420+

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 28 vs 24
8 more threads: 56 vs 48
Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Around 46% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
860160x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3048 vs 2881

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 10 Nov 2022
Number of cores	28 vs 24
Number of threads	56 vs 48
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core) vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (per core) vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	52.5 MB (shared) vs 64MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3048 vs 2881

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 9224
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5420+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2881

3048

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

92518

87824

Name	AMD EPYC 9224	Intel Xeon Gold 5420+
PassMark - Single thread mark	2881	3048
PassMark - CPU mark	92518	87824

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 9224	Intel Xeon Gold 5420+
Essentials
Launch date	10 Nov 2022	10 Jan 2023
Launch price (MSRP)	$1825	$1848
Place in performance rating	70	67
Architecture codename		Sapphire Rapids
Processor Number		5420+
Series		4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	2.00 GHz
Die size	4x 72 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	2MB (per core)
L3 cache	64MB (shared)	52.5 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	7 nm
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	4.10 GHz
Number of cores	24	28
Number of threads	48	56
Transistor count	26,280 million
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		84
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800 MHz, Twelve-channel	Up to DDR5 4400 MT/s 1DPC and 2DPC
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory size		4 TB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	200-240 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	SP5	FCLGA4677
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	205 Watt
Package Size		77.5mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 128 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)