AMD EPYC 9454 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 9454 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+ 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 9454

Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9454

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
Around 21% lower typical power consumption: 290 Watt vs 350 Watt
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2995 vs 2942
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 132959 vs 125165

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	290 Watt vs 350 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2995 vs 2942
PassMark - CPU mark	132959 vs 125165

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 56 vs 48
16 more threads: 112 vs 96
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
430080x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 10 Nov 2022
Number of cores	56 vs 48
Number of threads	112 vs 96
L1 cache	80K (per core) vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (per core) vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	105 MB (shared) vs 256MB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 9454
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2995

2942

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

132959

125165

Name	AMD EPYC 9454	Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+
PassMark - Single thread mark	2995	2942
PassMark - CPU mark	132959	125165

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 9454	Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+
Essentials
Launch date	10 Nov 2022	10 Jan 2023
Launch price (MSRP)	$5225	$10710
Place in performance rating	13	18
Architecture codename		Sapphire Rapids
Processor Number		8480+
Series		4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.75 GHz	2.00 GHz
Die size	8x 72 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	2MB (per core)
L3 cache	256MB (shared)	105 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	7 nm
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	48	56
Number of threads	96	112
Transistor count	52,560 million
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		79°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800 MHz, Twelve-channel	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s 1DPC, Up to DDR5 4400 MT/s 2DPC,
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory size		4 TB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	240-300 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	SP5	FCLGA4677
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	290 Watt	350 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		5.0
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)