Xeon Gold 5420+ vs EPYC 7343

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7343 and Xeon Gold 5420+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	150	80
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	23.92	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD EPYC	no data
Architecture codename	Milan (2021)	Sapphire Rapids
Release date	15 March 2021 (3 years ago)	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,565	no data
Current price	$1118 (0.7x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7343 and Xeon Gold 5420+ basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads	32	56
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	4.1 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB (shared)	52.5 MB
Chip lithography	7 nm+	10 nm
Die size	4x 81 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	84 °C
Number of transistors	16,600 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7343 and Xeon Gold 5420+ compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Socket	SP3	4677
Power consumption (TDP)	190 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7343 and Xeon Gold 5420+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
TSX	no data	+

Security technologies

EPYC 7343 and Xeon Gold 5420+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

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Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7343 and Xeon Gold 5420+ are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7343 and Xeon Gold 5420+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size	4 TiB	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.795 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7343 and Xeon Gold 5420+.

PCIe version	4.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	128	80

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon Gold 5420+ outperforms EPYC 7343 by 30% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	28.57	37.24
Recency	15 March 2021	10 January 2023
Physical cores	16	28
Threads	32	56
Chip lithography	7 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	190 Watt	205 Watt

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