Xeon Gold 5418Y vs EPYC 9354

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 9354
2022
32 cores / 64 threads, 280 Watt
44.33
+52.5%
Xeon Gold 5418Y
2023
24 cores / 48 threads, 185 Watt
29.07

EPYC 9354 outperforms Xeon Gold 5418Y by an impressive 52% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 9354 and Xeon Gold 5418Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking53164
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.9754.49
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCno data
Power efficiency14.4414.33
Architecture codenameGenoa (2022−2023)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date10 November 2022 (1 year ago)10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,420$1,493

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 5418Y has 447% better value for money than EPYC 9354.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 9354 and Xeon Gold 5418Y 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 cores32 (Dotriaconta-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads6448
Base clock speed3.25 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.25 GHz3.8 GHz
Multiplier32.5no data
L1 cache2 MB80K (per core)
L2 cache32 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache256 MB (shared)45 MB
Chip lithography5 nm, 6 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size8x 72 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data81 °C
Number of transistors52,560 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 9354 and Xeon Gold 5418Y 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 configuration22
SocketSP5FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)280 Watt185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 9354 and Xeon Gold 5418Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, 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-+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

EPYC 9354 and Xeon Gold 5418Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 9354 and Xeon Gold 5418Y 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 9354 and Xeon Gold 5418Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size6 TiB4 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
Maximum memory bandwidth460.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 9354 and Xeon Gold 5418Y.

PCIe version5.05
PCI Express lanes12880

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

EPYC 9354 44.33
+52.5%
Xeon Gold 5418Y 29.07

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

EPYC 9354 67842
+52.5%
Xeon Gold 5418Y 44487

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 44.33 29.07
Recency 10 November 2022 10 January 2023
Physical cores 32 24
Threads 64 48
Power consumption (TDP) 280 Watt 185 Watt

EPYC 9354 has a 52.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

Xeon Gold 5418Y, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 months, and 51.4% lower power consumption.

The EPYC 9354 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 5418Y in performance tests.


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