AMD EPYC Embedded 3255 vs Intel Xeon Max 9480

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AMD EPYC Embedded 3255

Intel Xeon Max 9480

We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC Embedded 3255 with 8 cores 2.5GHz and Intel Xeon Max 9480 with 56 cores 1.9GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD EPYC Embedded 3255 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (2.5GHz vs 1.9GHz)

Lower TDP (55W vs 350W)

Intel Xeon Max 9480 's Advantages

Released 4 years and 11 months late

Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 2666)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3)

Larger L3 cache size (112.5MB vs 16MB)

More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD EPYC Embedded 3255

874

Intel Xeon Max 9480 +22%

1068

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD EPYC Embedded 3255

5069

Intel Xeon Max 9480 +601%

35554

AMD EPYC Embedded 3255

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Intel Xeon Max 9480

General Parameters

Feb 2018

Release Date

Jan 2023

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Zen

Core Architecture

Sapphire Rapids HBM

AMD BGA SP4r2

Socket

Intel Socket 4677

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

EPYC Embedded (Zen (Snowy Owl))

Generation

Xeon Max (Sapphire Rapids)

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

55 W

Power Consumption

350 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

64 °C

GlobalFoundries

Foundry

Intel

213 mm²

Die Size

4x477 mm²

CPU Performance

2.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

1.9 GHz

3.1 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.5 GHz

8

Total Core Count

56

16

Total Thread Count

112

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

25.0

Multiplier

19.0

96 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

2 MB per core

16 MB shared

L3 Cache

112.5 MB

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

1

SMP

2

-

AVX-512 FMA Ports

2

-

HBM

up to 64GB

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR5-4800

2

Max Memory Channels

8

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

5

32

PCIe Lanes

80

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