Intel Xeon w3 2423 vs AMD EPYC 7642
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon w3 2423 with 6 cores 2.1GHz and AMD EPYC 7642 with 48 cores 2.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Xeon w3 2423 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 6 months late
Higher specification of memory (4400 vs 3200)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 4)
Lower TDP (120W vs 225W)
AMD EPYC 7642 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.4GHz vs 2.1GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (256MB vs 15MB)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Xeon w3 2423
+55%
1852
AMD EPYC 7642
1191
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Xeon w3 2423
7802
AMD EPYC 7642
+45%
11362
General Parameters
Feb 2023
Release Date
Aug 2019
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Server
Type
Server
Sapphire Rapids
Core Architecture
Rome
Intel Socket 4677
Socket
AMD Socket SP3
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon W (Sapphire Rapids)
Generation
EPYC (Zen 2 (Rome))
Package
-
Transistor Count
3.8 billions
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
7 nm
120 W
Power Consumption
225 W
64 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
Intel
Foundry
TSMC
-
Die Size
74 mm²
CPU Performance
2.1 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
4.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.4 GHz
6
Total Core Count
48
12
Total Thread Count
96
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
21.0
Multiplier
24.0
80 K per core
L1 Cache
96 K per core
2 MB per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
15 MB
L3 Cache
256 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
2
2
AVX-512 FMA Ports
-
Memory Parameters
DDR5-4400
Memory Types
DDR4-3200
2 TB
Max Memory Size
-
4
Max Memory Channels
8
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
5
PCIe Version
4
64
PCIe Lanes
-
