Intel Xeon w5-2445 vs AMD EPYC 7413

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon w5-2445 and AMD EPYC 7413 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 w5-2445

AMD EPYC 7413

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon w5-2445

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Around 28% higher clock speed: 4.60 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 175 Watt vs 180 Watt
Around 50% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3339 vs 2230

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	15 Feb 2023 vs 15 Mar 2021
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	175 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3339 vs 2230

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7413

14 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 10
28 more threads: 48 vs 20
Around 92% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
629145.6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4.9x 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
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 74625 vs 32269

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 10
Number of threads	48 vs 20
L1 cache	1536 KB vs 80K (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB vs 26.25 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 2 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	74625 vs 32269

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon w5-2445
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7413

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3339

2230

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

32269

74625

Name	Intel Xeon w5-2445	AMD EPYC 7413
PassMark - Single thread mark	3339	2230
PassMark - CPU mark	32269	74625

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon w5-2445	AMD EPYC 7413
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	Zen 3
Launch date	15 Feb 2023	15 Mar 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$839	$1825
Place in performance rating	306	310
Processor Number	w5-2445
Series	Intel Xeon W Processor
Vertical segment	Workstation	Server
OPN PIB		100-100000323WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000323
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.10 GHz	2.65 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	1536 KB
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	12 MB
L3 cache	26.25 MB	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm+
Maximum core temperature	72
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	10	24
Number of threads	20	48
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	4	8
Maximum memory size	2 TB	4 TB
Supported memory frequency	4800 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800 (MT/s)	DDR4-3200
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		190.73 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)	175 Watt	180 Watt
Configurable TDP		165-200 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™)