Intel Xeon w7-3445 vs AMD EPYC 7351

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon w7-3445 and AMD EPYC 7351 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 w7-3445

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 16
  • 8 more threads: 40 vs 32
  • Around 66% higher clock speed: 4.8 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
  • Around 4% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 78% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3108 vs 1747
  • Around 78% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 45188 vs 25431
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 15 Feb 2023 vs June 2017
Number of cores 20 vs 16
Number of threads 40 vs 32
Maximum frequency 4.8 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache 80K (per core) vs 96 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3108 vs 1747
PassMark - CPU mark 45188 vs 25431

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7351

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 209715.2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 1290555.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 59% lower typical power consumption: 155/170 Watt vs 270 Watt
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache 64 MB vs 52.5MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 155/170 Watt vs 270 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon w7-3445
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7351

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3108
1747
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
45188
25431
Name Intel Xeon w7-3445 AMD EPYC 7351
PassMark - Single thread mark 3108 1747
PassMark - CPU mark 45188 25431
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3547
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 23587

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon w7-3445 AMD EPYC 7351

Essentials

Launch date 15 Feb 2023 June 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $1989
Place in performance rating 203 228
Architecture codename Zen
Family AMD EPYC
Series AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.5 GHz 2.4 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 52.5MB 64 MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72°C
Maximum frequency 4.8 GHz 2.9 GHz
Number of cores 20 16
Number of threads 40 32
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 307/341 GB/s
Supported memory frequency 2400/2666 MHz

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 2
Sockets supported 4677 TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 270 Watt 155/170 Watt
Socket Count 1P/2P

Peripherals

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

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)