Xeon w5-3535X vs EPYC 74F3

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Primary details

Comparing EPYC 74F3 and Xeon w5-3535X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking77not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation11.20no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCno data
Power efficiency15.05no data
Architecture codenameMilan (2021−2023)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date15 March 2021 (3 years ago)24 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,900$1,689

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

EPYC 74F3 and Xeon w5-3535X 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads4840
Base clock speed2.8 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.8 GHz
Multiplier32no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache256 MB (shared)52.5 MB
Chip lithography7 nm+Intel 7 nm
Die size4x 81 mm24x 477 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data76 °C
Number of transistors33,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 74F3 and Xeon w5-3535X 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 configuration21
SocketSP3FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)240 Watt300 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 74F3 and Xeon w5-3535X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

EPYC 74F3 and Xeon w5-3535X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 74F3 and Xeon w5-3535X are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 74F3 and Xeon w5-3535X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size4 TiB4 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
Maximum memory bandwidth204.795 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 74F3 and Xeon w5-3535X.

PCIe version4.05.0
PCI Express lanes128112

Pros & cons summary


Recency 15 March 2021 24 August 2024
Physical cores 24 20
Threads 48 40
Power consumption (TDP) 240 Watt 300 Watt

EPYC 74F3 has 20% more physical cores and 20% more threads, and 25% lower power consumption.

Xeon w5-3535X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years.

We couldn't decide between EPYC 74F3 and Xeon w5-3535X. We've got no test results to judge.


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