Xeon E5420 vs AMD EPYC Embedded 9254
We compared two server CPUs: Xeon E5420 with 4 cores 2.5GHz and AMD EPYC Embedded 9254 with 24 cores 2.9GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Xeon E5420 's Advantages
Lower TDP (80W vs 200W)
AMD EPYC Embedded 9254 's Advantages
Released 15 years and 4 months late
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 2)
Higher base frequency (2.9GHz vs 2.5GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 45nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Xeon E5420
365
AMD EPYC Embedded 9254
+515%
2245
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Xeon E5420
1054
AMD EPYC Embedded 9254
+1625%
18187
General Parameters
Nov 2007
Release Date
Mar 2023
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Server
Type
Server
Harpertown
Core Architecture
Genoa
Intel Socket 771
Socket
AMD Socket SP5
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon (Harpertown)
Generation
EPYC (Zen 4 (Genoa))
Package
0.82 billions
Transistor Count
26.28 billions
45 nm
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
80 W
Power Consumption
200 W
Intel
Foundry
TSMC
2x107 mm²
Die Size
4x72 mm²
-
I/O Process Size
6 nm
-
I/O Die Size
397 mm²
CPU Performance
2.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.9 GHz
0
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.15 GHz
4
Total Core Count
24
4
Total Thread Count
48
333 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
7.5
Multiplier
29.0
64 KB per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
6 MB per die
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
-
L3 Cache
128 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
2
SMP
2
Memory Parameters
DDR2, DDR3
Depends on motherboard
Memory Types
DDR5-4800
2
Max Memory Channels
12
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
2
PCIe Version
5
-
PCIe Lanes
128
