AMD EPYC 9454P vs Intel Xeon Gold 6140

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 9454P and Intel Xeon Gold 6140 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 9454P

Intel Xeon Gold 6140

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9454P

30 more cores, run more applications at once: 48 vs 18
60 more threads: 96 vs 36
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 14 nm
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2993 vs 2100
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 95918 vs 40124

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	48 vs 18
Number of threads	96 vs 36
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2993 vs 2100
PassMark - CPU mark	95918 vs 40124

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6140

2.1x lower typical power consumption: 140 Watt vs 290 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt vs 290 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 9454P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6140

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2993

2100

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

95918

40124

Name	AMD EPYC 9454P	Intel Xeon Gold 6140
PassMark - Single thread mark	2993	2100
PassMark - CPU mark	95918	40124
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4230
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		32955

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 9454P	Intel Xeon Gold 6140
Essentials
Launch date	10 Nov 2022	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$4598
Place in performance rating	50	66
Architecture codename		Skylake
Processor Number		6140
Series		Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.75 GHz	2.30 GHz
Die size	8x 72 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1MB (per core)
L3 cache	256MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	48	18
Number of threads	96	36
Transistor count	52,560 million
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		91°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800 MHz, Twelve-channel	DDR4-2666
Max memory channels		6
Maximum memory size		768 GB
Supported memory frequency		2666 MHz
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	240-300 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	SP5	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	290 Watt	140 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 128 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		48
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		S4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)