Intel Xeon Platinum 8458P vs AMD EPYC 9554P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8458P and AMD EPYC 9554P 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.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8458P

AMD EPYC 9554P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8458P

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
Around 1% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.75 GHz
1441792x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
337920x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 350 Watt vs 360 Watt
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 117136 vs 110790

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 10 Nov 2022
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.75 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB (per core) vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	82.5 MB vs 256MB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	350 Watt vs 360 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	117136 vs 110790

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9554P

20 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 44
40 more threads: 128 vs 88
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 10 nm
Around 16% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2942 vs 2841

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	64 vs 44
Number of threads	128 vs 88
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 80 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2942 vs 2841

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8458P
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 9554P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2841

2942

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

117136

110790

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8458P	AMD EPYC 9554P
PassMark - Single thread mark	2841	2942
PassMark - CPU mark	117136	110790

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8458P	AMD EPYC 9554P
Essentials
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	10 Nov 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$6759	$7104
Place in performance rating	25	28
Architecture codename		Zen 4 (Genoa)
Performance
Base frequency	2.7 GHz	3.1 GHz
Die size	4x 477 mm²	8x 72 mm²
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	1MB (per core)
L3 cache	82.5 MB	256MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	5 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	78°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	3.75 GHz
Number of cores	44	64
Number of threads	88	128
Unlocked
Transistor count		52,560 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR5-4800 MHz, Twelve-channel
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Sockets supported	4677	SP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	350 Watt	360 Watt
Configurable TDP		320-400 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)	Gen 5, 128 Lanes, (CPU only)