Intel Xeon Gold 5418N vs AMD EPYC Embedded 9554

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5418N and AMD EPYC Embedded 9554 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization.

Intel Xeon Gold 5418N

AMD EPYC Embedded 9554

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5418N

Around 1% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.75 GHz
184320x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.2x lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 360 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.75 GHz
L3 cache	45 MB (shared) vs 256MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt vs 360 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC Embedded 9554

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
40 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 24
80 more threads: 128 vs 48
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
2.1x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Launch date	14 Mar 2023 vs 10 Jan 2023
Number of cores	64 vs 24
Number of threads	128 vs 48
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 80K (per core)
L2 cache	1MB (per core) vs 2MB (per core)

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5418N	AMD EPYC Embedded 9554
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	Zen 4 (Genoa)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	14 Mar 2023
Launch price (MSRP)	$1664
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Processor Number	5418N
Series	4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server
Performance
Base frequency	1.80 GHz	3.1 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	1MB (per core)
L3 cache	45 MB (shared)	256MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	5 nm
Maximum core temperature	84
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz	3.75 GHz
Number of cores	24	64
Number of threads	48	128
Die size		8x 72 mm²
Transistor count		52,560 million
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Memory
Max memory channels	8
Maximum memory size	4 TB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4000 MT/s 1DPC and 2DPC	DDR5-4800 MHz, Twelve-channel
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4677	SP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt	360 Watt
Configurable TDP		320-400 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	80
PCI Express revision	5
Scalability	2S
PCIe configurations		Gen 5, 128 Lanes, (CPU only)
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)