Intel Xeon Gold 5416S vs AMD EPYC 9354P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5416S and AMD EPYC 9354P 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 5416S

AMD EPYC 9354P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5416S

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
122880x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 87% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 280 Watt
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3310 vs 2982

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 10 Nov 2022
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
L3 cache	30 MB (shared) vs 256MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 280 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3310 vs 2982

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9354P

16 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 16
32 more threads: 64 vs 32
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
Around 60% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 78872 vs 63499

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 16
Number of threads	64 vs 32
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 80K (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	78872 vs 63499

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5416S
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 9354P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3310

2982

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

63499

78872

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5416S	AMD EPYC 9354P
PassMark - Single thread mark	3310	2982
PassMark - CPU mark	63499	78872

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5416S	AMD EPYC 9354P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	10 Nov 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$944	$2730
Place in performance rating	83	74
Processor Number	5416S
Series	4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	3.25 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	1MB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	256MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	5 nm
Maximum core temperature	79
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	16	32
Number of threads	32	64
Die size		8x 72 mm²
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	8	12
Maximum memory size	4 TB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4400 MT/s 1DPC and 2DPC	DDR5-4800
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4677	SP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	280 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	80
PCI Express revision	5
Scalability	2S
Integrated Wireless		128
PCIe configurations		5.0
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)