Intel Xeon w9-3495X vs AMD EPYC 9554

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon w9-3495X and AMD EPYC 9554 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Xeon w9-3495X

AMD EPYC 9554

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon w9-3495X

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
Around 28% higher clock speed: 4.80 GHz vs 3.75 GHz
Around 9% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 75% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
430080x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 350 Watt vs 360 Watt
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3569 vs 2950

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	15 Feb 2023 vs 10 Nov 2022
Maximum frequency	4.80 GHz vs 3.75 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core) vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (per core) vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	105 MB vs 256MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	350 Watt vs 360 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3569 vs 2950

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9554

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 56
16 more threads: 128 vs 112
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
Around 59% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 146171 vs 91985

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	64 vs 56
Number of threads	128 vs 112
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	146171 vs 91985

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon w9-3495X
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 9554

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3569

2950

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

91985

146171

Name	Intel Xeon w9-3495X	AMD EPYC 9554
PassMark - Single thread mark	3569	2950
PassMark - CPU mark	91985	146171
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	24923

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon w9-3495X	AMD EPYC 9554
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	Zen 4 (Genoa)
Launch date	15 Feb 2023	10 Nov 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$5889	$9087
Place in performance rating	7	8
Processor Number	w9-3495X
Series	Intel Xeon W Processor
Vertical segment	Workstation
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.90 GHz	3.1 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	1MB (per core)
L3 cache	105 MB	256MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	5 nm
Maximum core temperature	81°C
Maximum frequency	4.80 GHz	3.75 GHz
Number of cores	56	64
Number of threads	112	128
Die size		8x 72 mm²
Transistor count		52,560 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	8
Maximum memory size	4 TB
Supported memory frequency	4800 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800 (MT/s)	DDR5-4800 MHz, Twelve-channel
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4677	SP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	350 Watt	360 Watt
Configurable TDP		320-400 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	112
PCI Express revision	5.0
Scalability	1S Only
PCIe configurations		Gen 5, 128 Lanes, (CPU only)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel AMX, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)