Intel Xeon Gold 5512U vs AMD EPYC 7453

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5512U and AMD EPYC 7453 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5512U

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.45 GHz
  • Around 25% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 22% lower typical power consumption: 185 Watt vs 225 Watt
  • Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3072 vs 2371
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 14 Dec 2023 vs 15 Mar 2021
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz vs 3.45 GHz
L1 cache 80 KB (per core) vs 1792 KB
L2 cache 2 MB (per core) vs 14 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 185 Watt vs 225 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3072 vs 2371

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7453

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm+ vs 10 nm
  • Around 22% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 33% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 80327 vs 60365
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm+ vs 10 nm
L3 cache 64 MB vs 52.5 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 80327 vs 60365

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5512U
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7453

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3072
2371
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
60365
80327
Name Intel Xeon Gold 5512U AMD EPYC 7453
PassMark - Single thread mark 3072 2371
PassMark - CPU mark 60365 80327

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 5512U AMD EPYC 7453

Essentials

Launch date 14 Dec 2023 15 Mar 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $1230 $1570
Place in performance rating 161 175
Architecture codename Zen 3
OPN PIB 100-100000319WOF
OPN Tray 100-000000319
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.1 GHz 2.75 GHz
Die size 2x 763 mm²
L1 cache 80 KB (per core) 1792 KB
L2 cache 2 MB (per core) 14 MB
L3 cache 52.5 MB (shared) 64 MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 7 nm+
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 89°C
Maximum core temperature 98°C
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz 3.45 GHz
Number of cores 28 28
Number of threads 56 56
Unlocked

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5 DDR4-3200
Max memory channels 8
Maximum memory bandwidth 190.73 GB/s
Maximum memory size 4 TB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Sockets supported 4677 SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 185 Watt 225 Watt
Configurable TDP 225-240 Watt
Socket Count 2P

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes 128
PCI Express revision 4.0

Advanced Technologies

AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)