Intel Xeon Platinum 8454H vs AMD EPYC 7473X

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8454H and AMD EPYC 7473X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8454H

  • CPU is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 24
  • 16 more threads: 64 vs 48
  • Around 67% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 5.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2831 vs 2201
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 10 Jan 2023 vs 22 Mar 2022
Number of cores 32 vs 24
Number of threads 64 vs 48
L1 cache 80 KB (per core) vs 1.5 MB
L2 cache 2 MB (per core) vs 12 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 8 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2831 vs 2201

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7473X

  • Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
  • 9.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 240 Watt vs 270 Watt
  • Around 30% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 81282 vs 62347
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 10 nm
L3 cache 768 MB vs 82.5 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 240 Watt vs 270 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 81282 vs 62347

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8454H
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7473X

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2831
2201
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
62347
81282
Name Intel Xeon Platinum 8454H AMD EPYC 7473X
PassMark - Single thread mark 2831 2201
PassMark - CPU mark 62347 81282

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Platinum 8454H AMD EPYC 7473X

Essentials

Launch date 10 Jan 2023 22 Mar 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $6540 $3900
Place in performance rating 197 206
Architecture codename Zen 3

Performance

Base frequency 2.1 GHz 2.8 GHz
Die size 4x 477 mm² 81 mm²
L1 cache 80 KB (per core) 1.5 MB
L2 cache 2 MB (per core) 12 MB
L3 cache 82.5 MB 768 MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 71°C
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz 3.7 GHz
Number of cores 32 24
Number of threads 64 48
Unlocked
Transistor count 33200 million

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5 DDR4-3200
Max memory channels 8

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 8 2
Sockets supported 4677
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 270 Watt 240 Watt
Configurable TDP 225-280 Watt
Socket Count SP3

Peripherals

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