Intel Xeon Gold 6454S vs AMD EPYC 7453

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6454S 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.

Intel Xeon Gold 6454S

AMD EPYC 7453

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6454S

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 28
8 more threads: 64 vs 56
Around 43% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4.6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 85725 vs 80327

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 15 Mar 2021
Number of cores	32 vs 28
Number of threads	64 vs 56
L1 cache	80 KB (per core) vs 1792 KB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core) vs 14 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	85725 vs 80327

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7453

Around 1% higher clock speed: 3.45 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm+ vs 10 nm
Around 7% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 225 Watt vs 270 Watt
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2371 vs 2355

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.45 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm+ vs 10 nm
L3 cache	64 MB vs 60 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	225 Watt vs 270 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2371 vs 2355

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6454S
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7453

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2355

2371

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

85725

80327

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6454S	AMD EPYC 7453
PassMark - Single thread mark	2355	2371
PassMark - CPU mark	85725	80327

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6454S	AMD EPYC 7453
Essentials
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	15 Mar 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$3157	$1570
Place in performance rating	150	177
Architecture codename		Zen 3
OPN PIB		100-100000319WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000319
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.2 GHz	2.75 GHz
Die size	4x 477 mm²
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	1792 KB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	14 MB
L3 cache	60 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm+
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	71°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	3.45 GHz
Number of cores	32	28
Number of threads	64	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	2
Sockets supported	4677	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	270 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™)