Intel Xeon Gold 5420+ vs AMD EPYC 7773X

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5420+ and AMD EPYC 7773X 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 7773X

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5420+

CPU is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
Around 17% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 205 Watt vs 280 Watt
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3048 vs 2430

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 22 Mar 2022
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt vs 280 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3048 vs 2430

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7773X

36 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 28
72 more threads: 128 vs 56
Around 83% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
599186.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
14.6x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 109334 vs 87824

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	64 vs 28
Number of threads	128 vs 56
L1 cache	4 MB vs 80K (per core)
L2 cache	32 MB vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	768 MB vs 52.5 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	109334 vs 87824

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5420+
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7773X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3048

2430

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

87824

109334

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5420+	AMD EPYC 7773X
PassMark - Single thread mark	3048	2430
PassMark - CPU mark	87824	109334

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5420+	AMD EPYC 7773X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	Zen 3
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	22 Mar 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$1848	$8800
Place in performance rating	67	63
Processor Number	5420+
Series	4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
OPN PIB		100-100000504WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000504
Performance
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.2 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	4 MB
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	32 MB
L3 cache	52.5 MB (shared)	768 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	84
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz	3.5 GHz
Number of cores	28	64
Number of threads	56	128
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory size	4 TB	4 TB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4400 MT/s 1DPC and 2DPC	DDR4-3200
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		190.73 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4677	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	280 Watt
Configurable TDP		225-280 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
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
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)