Intel Xeon Gold 5420+ vs AMD EPYC 9354

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5420+ and AMD EPYC 9354 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 5420+

AMD EPYC 9354

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5420+

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Around 9% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 75% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
215040x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 205 Watt vs 280 Watt
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3268 vs 2727

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 10 Nov 2022
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core) vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (per core) vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	52.5 MB (shared) vs 256MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt vs 280 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3268 vs 2727

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9354

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 28
8 more threads: 64 vs 56
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 108029 vs 92138

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 28
Number of threads	64 vs 56
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	108029 vs 92138

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5420+
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 9354

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3268

2727

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

92138

108029

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5420+	AMD EPYC 9354
PassMark - Single thread mark	3268	2727
PassMark - CPU mark	92138	108029

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5420+	AMD EPYC 9354
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	10 Nov 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$1848	$3420
Place in performance rating	28	32
Processor Number	5420+
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	52.5 MB (shared)	256MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	5 nm
Maximum core temperature	84
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	28	32
Number of threads	56	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)	205 Watt	280 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	80	128
PCI Express revision	5
Scalability	2S
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)