Intel Xeon Gold 5416S vs AMD EPYC 7473X

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5416S 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 5416S

AMD EPYC 7473X

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5416S

CPU is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Around 60% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 240 Watt
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2915 vs 2201

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 22 Mar 2022
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 240 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2915 vs 2201

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7473X

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 16
16 more threads: 48 vs 32
Around 20% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
393216x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
25.6x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 81282 vs 56903

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 16
Number of threads	48 vs 32
L1 cache	1.5 MB vs 80K (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	768 MB vs 30 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	81282 vs 56903

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5416S
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7473X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2915

2201

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

56903

81282

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5416S	AMD EPYC 7473X
PassMark - Single thread mark	2915	2201
PassMark - CPU mark	56903	81282

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5416S	AMD EPYC 7473X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	Zen 3
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	22 Mar 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$944	$3900
Place in performance rating	211	203
Processor Number	5416S
Series	4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.8 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	1.5 MB
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	12 MB
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	768 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	79
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	16	24
Number of threads	32	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)