Intel Xeon w5-2465X vs AMD EPYC 7742

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon w5-2465X and AMD EPYC 7742 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 w5-2465X

AMD EPYC 7742

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon w5-2465X

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Around 38% higher clock speed: 4.70 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 225 Watt
Around 73% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3543 vs 2046

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	15 Feb 2023 vs 7 Aug 2019
Maximum frequency	4.70 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt vs 225 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3543 vs 2046

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7742

48 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 16
96 more threads: 128 vs 32
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
7.6x 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
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 94081 vs 46906

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	64 vs 16
Number of threads	128 vs 32
L1 cache	4 MB vs 80K (per core)
L2 cache	32 MB vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB vs 33.75 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 2 TB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	94081 vs 46906

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon w5-2465X
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7742

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3543

2046

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

46906

94081

Name	Intel Xeon w5-2465X	AMD EPYC 7742
PassMark - Single thread mark	3543	2046
PassMark - CPU mark	46906	94081

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon w5-2465X	AMD EPYC 7742
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	Zen 2
Launch date	15 Feb 2023	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$1389
Place in performance rating	155	160
Processor Number	w5-2465X
Series	Intel Xeon W Processor
Vertical segment	Workstation	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.10 GHz	2.25 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	4 MB
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	32 MB
L3 cache	33.75 MB	256 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum core temperature	78
Maximum frequency	4.70 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	16	64
Number of threads	32	128
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		190.7 GB/s
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4677	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	225 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	128
PCI Express revision	5.0	4.0
Scalability	1S Only
PCIe configurations		x16, x8
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™)