Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y vs AMD EPYC 9354P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y 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 5418Y

AMD EPYC 9354P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
184320x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 51% lower typical power consumption: 185 Watt vs 280 Watt
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2961 vs 2816
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 80080 vs 75611

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 10 Nov 2022
L2 cache	2MB (per core) vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	45 MB (shared) vs 256MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 Watt vs 280 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2961 vs 2816
PassMark - CPU mark	80080 vs 75611

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9354P

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 24
16 more threads: 64 vs 48
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
Around 7% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	32 vs 24
Number of threads	64 vs 48
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 80K (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 9354P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2961

2816

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

80080

75611

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y	AMD EPYC 9354P
PassMark - Single thread mark	2961	2816
PassMark - CPU mark	80080	75611

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y	AMD EPYC 9354P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	10 Nov 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$1493	$2730
Place in performance rating	97	116
Processor Number	5418Y
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	45 MB (shared)	256MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	5 nm
Maximum core temperature	81
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	24	32
Number of threads	48	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)	185 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)