AMD EPYC 72F3 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6554S

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We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC 72F3 with 8 cores 3.7GHz and Intel Xeon Gold 6554S with 36 cores 2.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD EPYC 72F3 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 2.2GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (256MB vs 180MB)

Lower TDP (180W vs 270W)

Intel Xeon Gold 6554S 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 9 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-5200 vs DDR4-3200)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 4)

Score

AMD EPYC 72F3

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Intel Xeon Gold 6554S

General Parameters

Mar 2021

Release Date

Dec 2023

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Milan

Core Architecture

Emerald Rapids

AMD Socket SP3

Socket

Intel Socket 4677

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

EPYC (Zen 3 (Milan))

Generation

Xeon Gold (Emerald Rapids-SP)

Package

33.2 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

AMD Socket SP3

Socket

Intel Socket 4677

180 W

Power Consumption

270 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

74 °C

TSMC

Foundry

Intel

8x81 mm²

Die Size

2x763 mm²

12 nm

I/O Process Size

-

416 mm²

I/O Die Size

-

FCLGA-4094

Package

FC-LGA16A

CPU Performance

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.2 GHz

4.1 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4 GHz

8

Total Core Count

36

16

Total Thread Count

72

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37.0

Multiplier

22.0

64 KB per core

L1 Cache

80 KB per core

512 KB per core

L2 Cache

2 MB per core

256 MB shared

L3 Cache

180 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

1

Cores per CCD

-

2

SMP

2

-

AVX-512 FMA Ports

2

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR5-5200

8

Max Memory Channels

8

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

4

PCIe Version

5

128

PCIe Lanes

80

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