Intel Xeon Gold 5412U vs AMD EPYC 7473X

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5412U and AMD EPYC 7473X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon Gold 5412U

AMD EPYC 7473X

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5412U

CPU is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
Around 5% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Around 25% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 30% lower typical power consumption: 185 Watt vs 240 Watt
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3140 vs 2201

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 22 Mar 2022
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core) vs 1.5 MB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core) vs 12 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 Watt vs 240 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3140 vs 2201

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7473X

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
17.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 54% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 81282 vs 52942

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm
L3 cache	768 MB vs 45 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	81282 vs 52942

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5412U
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7473X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3140

2201

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

52942

81282

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5412U	AMD EPYC 7473X
PassMark - Single thread mark	3140	2201
PassMark - CPU mark	52942	81282

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5412U	AMD EPYC 7473X
Essentials
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	22 Mar 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$1113	$3900
Place in performance rating	148	162
Architecture codename		Zen 3
Performance
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	2.8 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	1.5 MB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	12 MB
L3 cache	45 MB	768 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	81°C
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	24	24
Number of threads	48	48
Unlocked
Die size		81 mm²
Transistor count		33200 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4-3200
Max memory channels		8
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	4677
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 Watt	240 Watt
Configurable TDP		225-280 Watt
Socket Count		SP3
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		128
PCI Express revision		4.0