AMD EPYC 9254 vs Intel Xeon w9-3475X

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 9254 and Intel Xeon w9-3475X 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 w9-3475X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9254

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 300 Watt
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 67847 vs 64889

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt vs 300 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	67847 vs 64889

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon w9-3475X

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
12 more cores, run more applications at once: 36 vs 24
24 more threads: 72 vs 48
Around 16% higher clock speed: 4.80 GHz vs 4.15 GHz
Around 88% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
675840x 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: 3392 vs 3199

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	15 Feb 2023 vs 10 Nov 2022
Number of cores	36 vs 24
Number of threads	72 vs 48
Maximum frequency	4.80 GHz vs 4.15 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core) vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (per core) vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	82.5 MB (shared) vs 128MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3392 vs 3199

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 9254
CPU 2: Intel Xeon w9-3475X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3199

3392

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

67847

64889

Name	AMD EPYC 9254	Intel Xeon w9-3475X
PassMark - Single thread mark	3199	3392
PassMark - CPU mark	67847	64889

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 9254	Intel Xeon w9-3475X
Essentials
Launch date	10 Nov 2022	15 Feb 2023
Launch price (MSRP)	$2299	$3739
Place in performance rating	106	100
Architecture codename		Sapphire Rapids
Processor Number		w9-3475X
Series		Intel Xeon W Processor
Vertical segment		Workstation
Performance
Base frequency	2.9 GHz	2.20 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)	82.5 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	7 nm
Maximum frequency	4.15 GHz	4.80 GHz
Number of cores	24	36
Number of threads	48	72
Transistor count	26,280 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Maximum core temperature		74
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800 MHz, Twelve-channel	DDR5-4800 (MT/s)
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory size		4 TB
Supported memory frequency		4800 MHz
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	200-240 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Sockets supported	SP5	FCLGA4677
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	300 Watt
Package Size		77.5mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 128 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		112
PCI Express revision		5.0
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel AMX, Intel SSE4.2, 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)