AMD EPYC 9254 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5416S

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 9254 and Intel Xeon Gold 5416S 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 9254

Intel Xeon Gold 5416S

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 4% higher clock speed: 4.15 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
Around 20% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 68988 vs 63499

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 16
Number of threads	48 vs 32
Maximum frequency	4.15 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 80K (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	68988 vs 63499

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5416S

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
245760x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 33% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 200 Watt
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3310 vs 3259

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 10 Nov 2022
L2 cache	2MB (per core) vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB (shared) vs 128MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 200 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3310 vs 3259

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 9254
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5416S

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3259

3310

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

68988

63499

Name	AMD EPYC 9254	Intel Xeon Gold 5416S
PassMark - Single thread mark	3259	3310
PassMark - CPU mark	68988	63499

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 9254	Intel Xeon Gold 5416S
Essentials
Launch date	10 Nov 2022	10 Jan 2023
Launch price (MSRP)	$2299	$944
Place in performance rating	77	83
Architecture codename		Sapphire Rapids
Processor Number		5416S
Series		4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.9 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	128MB (shared)	30 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	7 nm
Maximum frequency	4.15 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	24	16
Number of threads	48	32
Transistor count	26,280 million
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		79
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	150 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)