AMD EPYC 73F3 vs Xeon w5 3535X
We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC 73F3 with 16 cores 3.5GHz and Xeon w5 3535X with 20 cores 2.9GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD EPYC 73F3 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 2.9GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (256MB vs 52.5MB)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)
Lower TDP (240W vs 300W)
Xeon w5 3535X 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 5 months late
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3200)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 4)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD EPYC 73F3
501
Xeon w5 3535X
+280%
1905
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD EPYC 73F3
2348
Xeon w5 3535X
+505%
14217
General Parameters
Mar 2021
Release Date
Aug 2024
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Milan
Core Architecture
Sapphire Rapids
AMD Socket SP3
Socket
Intel Socket 4677
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
EPYC (Zen 3 (Milan))
Generation
Xeon W (Sapphire Rapids)
Package
33.2 billions
Transistor Count
-
7 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
240 W
Power Consumption
300 W
TSMC
Foundry
Intel
8x81 mm²
Die Size
4x477 mm²
12 nm
I/O Process Size
-
416 mm²
I/O Die Size
-
CPU Performance
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.9 GHz
4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
16
Total Core Count
20
32
Total Thread Count
40
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
35.0
Multiplier
29.0
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
52.5 MB
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
2
Cores per CCD
-
2
SMP
1
-
AVX-512 FMA Ports
2
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR5-4800
-
Max Memory Size
4 TB
8
Max Memory Channels
8
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
4
PCIe Version
5
128
PCIe Lanes
112
