Intel Xeon w7-3445 vs AMD EPYC 7473X

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon w7-3445 and AMD EPYC 7473X 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 w7-3445

  • CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
  • Around 30% higher clock speed: 4.8 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
  • Around 4% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 47% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3228 vs 2201
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 15 Feb 2023 vs 22 Mar 2022
Maximum frequency 4.8 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
L1 cache 80K (per core) vs 1.5 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3228 vs 2201

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7473X

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 20
  • 8 more threads: 48 vs 40
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
  • 314572.8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 15486660.9x 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 70% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 81282 vs 47864
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 24 vs 20
Number of threads 48 vs 40
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 10 nm
L2 cache 12 MB vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache 768 MB vs 52.5MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 240 Watt vs 270 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 81282 vs 47864

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon w7-3445
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7473X

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3228
2201
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
47864
81282
Name Intel Xeon w7-3445 AMD EPYC 7473X
PassMark - Single thread mark 3228 2201
PassMark - CPU mark 47864 81282

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon w7-3445 AMD EPYC 7473X

Essentials

Launch date 15 Feb 2023 22 Mar 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $1989 $3900
Place in performance rating 208 206
Architecture codename Zen 3

Performance

Base frequency 2.5 GHz 2.8 GHz
Die size 4x 477 mm² 81 mm²
L1 cache 80K (per core) 1.5 MB
L2 cache 2MB (per core) 12 MB
L3 cache 52.5MB 768 MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72°C
Maximum frequency 4.8 GHz 3.7 GHz
Number of cores 20 24
Number of threads 40 48
Unlocked
Transistor count 33200 million

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5-4800 MHz, Eight-channel DDR4-3200
Max memory channels 8

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 2
Sockets supported 4677
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 270 Watt 240 Watt
Configurable TDP 225-280 Watt
Socket Count SP3

Peripherals

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