Intel Xeon w5-2455X vs AMD EPYC 7532

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon w5-2455X and AMD EPYC 7532 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon w5-2455X

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 11 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • Around 39% higher clock speed: 4.6 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
  • Around 64% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3517 vs 2139
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 15 Feb 2023 vs 19 Feb 2020
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency 4.6 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3517 vs 2139

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7532

  • 20 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 12
  • 40 more threads: 64 vs 24
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 10 nm
  • 2.1x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 699050.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 8947848.5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 82196 vs 37802
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 32 vs 12
Number of threads 64 vs 24
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm, 14 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache 2 MB vs 80K (per core)
L2 cache 16 MB vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache 256 MB vs 30MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 82196 vs 37802

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon w5-2455X
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7532

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3517
2139
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
37802
82196
Name Intel Xeon w5-2455X AMD EPYC 7532
PassMark - Single thread mark 3517 2139
PassMark - CPU mark 37802 82196

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon w5-2455X AMD EPYC 7532

Essentials

Launch date 15 Feb 2023 19 Feb 2020
Launch price (MSRP) $1039
Place in performance rating 210 211
Architecture codename Zen 2
OPN PIB 100-000000136WOF
OPN Tray 100-000000136
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 3.2 GHz 2.4 GHz
L1 cache 80K (per core) 2 MB
L2 cache 2MB (per core) 16 MB
L3 cache 30MB 256 MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 77°C
Maximum frequency 4.6 GHz 3.3 GHz
Number of cores 12 32
Number of threads 24 64
Unlocked

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5-4800 MHz, Quad-channel DDR4-3200
Max memory channels 8
Maximum memory bandwidth 190.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size 4 TB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Sockets supported 4677 SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 200 Watt 200 Watt
Socket Count 1P/2P

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 5, 64 Lanes, (CPU only) x16, x8
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™)