Xeon Gold 5420+ vs EPYC 7453

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7453 and Xeon Gold 5420+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	128	95
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	16.53	59.52
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD EPYC	no data
Power efficiency	13.39	16.92
Architecture codename	Milan (2021−2023)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	15 March 2021 (3 years ago)	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,570	$1,848

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 5420+ has 260% better value for money than EPYC 7453.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7453 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	28 (Octacosa-Core)	28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads	56	56
Base clock speed	2.75 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.45 GHz	4.1 GHz
Multiplier	27.5	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	64 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	+	+

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7453 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)	225 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7453 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	-	+

Security technologies

EPYC 7453 and Xeon Gold 5420+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7453 and Xeon Gold 5420+ are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7453 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 7453 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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	31.84	36.65
Recency	15 March 2021	10 January 2023
Chip lithography	7 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	205 Watt

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