Intel Xeon w5-3425 vs AMD EPYC 7452

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon w5-3425 and AMD EPYC 7452 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon w5-3425

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 6 month(s) later
  • Around 37% higher clock speed: 4.6 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
  • Around 55% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3354 vs 2160
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 15 Feb 2023 vs 7 Aug 2019
Maximum frequency 4.6 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3354 vs 2160

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7452

  • 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
  • 4473924.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 74% lower typical power consumption: 155 Watt vs 270 Watt
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 77746 vs 36867
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 128 MB vs 30MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 155 Watt vs 270 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 77746 vs 36867

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon w5-3425
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7452

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3354
2160
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
36867
77746
Name Intel Xeon w5-3425 AMD EPYC 7452
PassMark - Single thread mark 3354 2160
PassMark - CPU mark 36867 77746

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon w5-3425 AMD EPYC 7452

Essentials

Launch date 15 Feb 2023 7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $1189 $2025
Place in performance rating 255 240
Architecture codename Zen 2
OPN PIB 100-100000057WOF
OPN Tray 100-000000057
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 3.2 GHz 2.35 GHz
Die size 4x 477 mm²
L1 cache 80K (per core) 2 MB
L2 cache 2MB (per core) 16 MB
L3 cache 30MB 128 MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72°C
Maximum frequency 4.6 GHz 3.35 GHz
Number of cores 12 32
Number of threads 24 64
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Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5-4800 MHz, Eight-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 2
Sockets supported 4677 SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 270 Watt 155 Watt
Socket Count 1P/2P

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 5, 112 Lanes, (CPU only) x16, x8
Max number of PCIe lanes 128
PCI Express revision 4.0