Intel Xeon w5-3425 vs AMD EPYC 7551

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon w5-3425 and AMD EPYC 7551 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon w5-3425

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • Around 53% higher clock speed: 4.6 GHz vs 3 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
  • Around 87% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3354 vs 1789
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 15 Feb 2023 vs June 2017
Maximum frequency 4.6 GHz vs 3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3354 vs 1789

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7551

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 20 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 12
  • 40 more threads: 64 vs 24
  • 3.2x 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
  • 2236962.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 180 Watt vs 270 Watt
  • Around 57% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 57865 vs 36867
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 32 vs 12
Number of threads 64 vs 24
L1 cache 96 KB (per core) vs 80K (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache 64 MB vs 30MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 180 Watt vs 270 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 57865 vs 36867

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon w5-3425
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7551

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3354
1789
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
36867
57865
Name Intel Xeon w5-3425 AMD EPYC 7551
PassMark - Single thread mark 3354 1789
PassMark - CPU mark 36867 57865
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2956
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 20125

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon w5-3425 AMD EPYC 7551

Essentials

Launch date 15 Feb 2023 June 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $1189
Place in performance rating 255 258
Architecture codename Zen
Family AMD EPYC
Price now $3,813.99
Series AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Value for money (0-100) 1.43
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 3.2 GHz 2 GHz
Die size 4x 477 mm² 192 mm
L1 cache 80K (per core) 96 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2MB (per core) 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache 30MB 64 MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72°C
Maximum frequency 4.6 GHz 3 GHz
Number of cores 12 32
Number of threads 24 64
Unlocked
64 bit support
Transistor count 4800 million

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5-4800 MHz, Eight-channel DDR4
Max memory channels 8
Maximum memory bandwidth 341 GB/s
Supported memory frequency 2666 MHz

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 2
Sockets supported 4677 TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 270 Watt 180 Watt
Socket Count 1P/2P

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 5, 112 Lanes, (CPU only)
PCI Express revision x128

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)