Intel Xeon E-2456 vs AMD EPYC 7453

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E-2456 and AMD EPYC 7453 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2456

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • Around 48% higher clock speed: 5.1 GHz vs 3.45 GHz
  • 2.8x lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 225 Watt
  • Around 74% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4115 vs 2371
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 14 Dec 2023 vs 15 Mar 2021
Maximum frequency 5.1 GHz vs 3.45 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 225 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 4115 vs 2371

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7453

  • 22 more cores, run more applications at once: 28 vs 6
  • 44 more threads: 56 vs 12
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm+ vs 10 nm
  • 3.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 87% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 3.6x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 3.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 80327 vs 23770
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 28 vs 6
Number of threads 56 vs 12
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm+ vs 10 nm
L1 cache 1792 KB vs 80 KB (per core)
L2 cache 14 MB vs 1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache 64 MB vs 18 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 80327 vs 23770

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E-2456
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7453

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
4115
2371
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
23770
80327
Name Intel Xeon E-2456 AMD EPYC 7453
PassMark - Single thread mark 4115 2371
PassMark - CPU mark 23770 80327

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E-2456 AMD EPYC 7453

Essentials

Launch date 14 Dec 2023 15 Mar 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $375 $1570
Place in performance rating 179 175
Architecture codename Zen 3
OPN PIB 100-100000319WOF
OPN Tray 100-000000319
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 3.3 GHz 2.75 GHz
Die size 163 mm²
L1 cache 80 KB (per core) 1792 KB
L2 cache 1.25 MB (per core) 14 MB
L3 cache 18 MB (shared) 64 MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 7 nm+
Maximum core temperature 100°C
Maximum frequency 5.1 GHz 3.45 GHz
Number of cores 6 28
Number of threads 12 56
Unlocked

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5 DDR4-3200
Max memory channels 8
Maximum memory bandwidth 190.73 GB/s
Maximum memory size 4 TB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Sockets supported 1700 SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt 225 Watt
Configurable TDP 225-240 Watt
Socket Count 2P

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 5, 16 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes 128
PCI Express revision 4.0

Advanced Technologies

AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)