AMD EPYC 9254 vs Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 9254 and Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4 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 9254

Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9254

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 16
16 more threads: 48 vs 32
Around 15% higher clock speed: 4.15 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 14 nm
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3036 vs 2150
Around 92% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 64815 vs 33757

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 16
Number of threads	48 vs 32
Maximum frequency	4.15 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3036 vs 2150
PassMark - CPU mark	64815 vs 33757

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

Around 38% lower typical power consumption: 145 Watt vs 200 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	145 Watt vs 200 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 9254
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3036

2150

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

64815

33757

Name	AMD EPYC 9254	Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	3036	2150
PassMark - CPU mark	64815	33757
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3406
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		28945

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 9254	Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4
Essentials
Launch date	10 Nov 2022	Q1'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$2299
Place in performance rating	140	134
Architecture codename		Broadwell
Processor Number		E5-2697AV4
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.9 GHz	2.60 GHz
Die size	4x 72 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1MB (per core)
L3 cache	128MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	4.15 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	24	16
Number of threads	48	32
Transistor count	26,280 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature		78°C
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800 MHz, Twelve-channel	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size		1.5 TB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	200-240 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Sockets supported	SP5	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	145 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 128 Lanes, (CPU only)	x4, x8, x16
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)