Intel Xeon W 1290 vs AMD EPYC 8434PN

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Intel Xeon W 1290 AMD EPYC 8434PN

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon W 1290 with 10 cores 3.2GHz and AMD EPYC 8434PN with 48 cores 2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon W 1290 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.2GHz vs 2GHz)

Lower TDP (80W vs 155W)

AMD EPYC 8434PN 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 4 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-4800 vs DDR4-2933)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 20MB)

Score

Intel Xeon W 1290

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AMD EPYC 8434PN

General Parameters

May 2020

Release Date

Sep 2023

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Server

Type

Server

Comet Lake

Core Architecture

Siena

Intel Socket 1200

Socket

AMD Socket SP6

Intel UHD Graphics P630

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon (Comet Lake)

Generation

EPYC (Zen 4c (Siena))

Package

-

Transistor Count

35.5 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

Intel Socket 1200

Socket

AMD Socket SP6

80 W

Power Consumption

155 W

70 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

85 °C

Intel

Foundry

TSMC

206 mm²

Die Size

4x73 mm²

-

I/O Process Size

6 nm

-

I/O Die Size

397 mm²

FC-LGA14A

Package

FC-LGA4844

CPU Performance

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2 GHz

5.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3 GHz

10

Total Core Count

48

20

Total Thread Count

96

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

32.0

Multiplier

20.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

20 MB shared

L3 Cache

128 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

1

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR5-4800

2

Max Memory Channels

6

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

5

16

PCIe Lanes

96

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