Intel Xeon Gold 5420+ vs AMD EPYC 9654P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5420+ and AMD EPYC 9654P 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 9654P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5420+

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
Around 2170% higher maximum core temperature: 84 vs 3.7 GHz
Around 76% lower typical power consumption: 205 Watt vs 360 Watt
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3268 vs 2616

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 10 Nov 2022
Maximum core temperature	84 vs 3.7 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt vs 360 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3268 vs 2616

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9654P

68 more cores, run more applications at once: 96 vs 28
136 more threads: 192 vs 56
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
1797558.9x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
7.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 113949 vs 92138

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	96 vs 28
Number of threads	192 vs 56
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm
L1 cache	6 MB vs 80K (per core)
L2 cache	96 MB vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	384 MB vs 52.5 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	113949 vs 92138

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5420+
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 9654P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3268

2616

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

92138

113949

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5420+	AMD EPYC 9654P
PassMark - Single thread mark	3268	2616
PassMark - CPU mark	92138	113949

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5420+	AMD EPYC 9654P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	Zen 4
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	10 Nov 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$1848	$10625
Place in performance rating	28	27
Processor Number	5420+
Series	4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server
OPN Tray		100-100000803
Performance
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.4 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	6 MB
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	96 MB
L3 cache	52.5 MB (shared)	384 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	5 nm
Maximum core temperature	84	3.7 GHz
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz
Number of cores	28	96
Number of threads	56	192
Die size		72 mm²
Transistor count		78840 million
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	FC-LGA6096
Sockets supported	FCLGA4677	SP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	360 Watt
Configurable TDP		320-400 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	80	128
PCI Express revision	5	5.0
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)