Intel Xeon w5-3425 vs AMD EPYC 7F52

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon w5-3425 and AMD EPYC 7F52 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.

Intel Xeon w5-3425

AMD EPYC 7F52

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon w5-3425

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 18% higher clock speed: 4.6 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3347 vs 2453

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	15 Feb 2023 vs 14 Apr 2020
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3347 vs 2453

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7F52

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 12
8 more threads: 32 vs 24
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 10 nm
Around 7% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
349525.3x 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
Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 240 Watt vs 270 Watt
Around 80% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 65787 vs 36457

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 12
Number of threads	32 vs 24
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache	1 MB vs 80K (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB vs 30MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	240 Watt vs 270 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	65787 vs 36457

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon w5-3425
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7F52

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3347

2453

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

36457

65787

Name	Intel Xeon w5-3425	AMD EPYC 7F52
PassMark - Single thread mark	3347	2453
PassMark - CPU mark	36457	65787

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon w5-3425	AMD EPYC 7F52
Essentials
Launch date	15 Feb 2023	14 Apr 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$1189	$3100
Place in performance rating	210	212
Architecture codename		Zen 2
OPN PIB		100-000000140WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000140
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	3.5 GHz
Die size	4x 477 mm²
L1 cache	80K (per core)	1 MB
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	8 MB
L3 cache	30MB	256 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72°C
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz	3.9 GHz
Number of cores	12	16
Number of threads	24	32
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800 MHz, Eight-channel	DDR4-3200
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory bandwidth		190.73 GB/s
Maximum memory size		4 TB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	4677	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	270 Watt	240 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
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™)