Intel Xeon Gold 5415+ vs AMD EPYC 7473X

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5415+ and AMD EPYC 7473X 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.

Intel Xeon Gold 5415+

AMD EPYC 7473X

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5415+

CPU is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Around 60% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 240 Watt
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3194 vs 2201

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 22 Mar 2022
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 240 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3194 vs 2201

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7473X

16 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 8
32 more threads: 48 vs 16
2.4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
786432x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
34.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 92% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 81282 vs 42344

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 8
Number of threads	48 vs 16
L1 cache	1.5 MB vs 80K (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	768 MB vs 22.5 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	81282 vs 42344

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5415+
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7473X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3194

2201

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

42344

81282

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5415+	AMD EPYC 7473X
PassMark - Single thread mark	3194	2201
PassMark - CPU mark	42344	81282

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5415+	AMD EPYC 7473X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	Zen 3
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	22 Mar 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$1076	$3900
Place in performance rating	269	262
Processor Number	5415+
Series	4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.90 GHz	2.8 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	1.5 MB
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	12 MB
L3 cache	22.5 MB (shared)	768 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	78
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	8	24
Number of threads	16	48
Die size		81 mm²
Transistor count		33200 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory size	4 TB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4400 MT/s 1DPC and 2DPC,	DDR4-3200
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4677
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	240 Watt
Configurable TDP		225-280 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Socket Count		SP3
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	80	128
PCI Express revision	5	4.0
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)