Intel Xeon w3-2435 vs AMD EPYC 7542

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon w3-2435 and AMD EPYC 7542 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 w3-2435

AMD EPYC 7542

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon w3-2435

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Around 32% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Around 36% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 225 Watt
Around 64% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3379 vs 2063

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	15 Feb 2023 vs 7 Aug 2019
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt vs 225 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3379 vs 2063

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7542

24 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 8
48 more threads: 64 vs 16
3.2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
1048576x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
5.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 2 TB
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 74148 vs 26448

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 8
Number of threads	64 vs 16
L1 cache	2 MB vs 80K (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB vs 22.5 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 2 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	74148 vs 26448

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon w3-2435
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7542

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3379

2063

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

26448

74148

Name	Intel Xeon w3-2435	AMD EPYC 7542
PassMark - Single thread mark	3379	2063
PassMark - CPU mark	26448	74148

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon w3-2435	AMD EPYC 7542
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	Zen 2
Launch date	15 Feb 2023	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$669	$3400
Place in performance rating	352	370
Processor Number	w3-2435
Series	Intel Xeon W Processor
Vertical segment	Workstation	Server
OPN PIB		100-100000075WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000075
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.10 GHz	2.9 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	2 MB
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	16 MB
L3 cache	22.5 MB	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum core temperature	70
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	8	32
Number of threads	16	64
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	4	8
Maximum memory size	2 TB	4 TB
Supported memory frequency	4400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR5-4400 (MT/s)	DDR4-3200
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		190.7 GB/s
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4677	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt	225 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	128
PCI Express revision	5.0	4.0
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel AMX, Intel SSE4.2, 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
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)