EPYC 9474F vs Xeon Gold 6354

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6354
2021
18 cores / 36 threads, 205 Watt
26.09
EPYC 9474F
2022
48 cores / 96 threads, 360 Watt
66.11
+153%

EPYC 9474F outperforms Xeon Gold 6354 by a whopping 153% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6354 and EPYC 9474F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19011
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data5.58
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataAMD EPYC
Power efficiency12.0417.38
Architecture codenameIce Lake-SP (2021)Genoa (2022−2023)
Release date6 April 2021 (3 years ago)10 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$6,780

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6354 and EPYC 9474F 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 cores18 (Octadeca-Core)48 (Octatetraconta-Core)
Threads3696
Base clock speed3 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.6 GHz
Multiplierno data36
L1 cache64K (per core)3 MB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)48 MB
L3 cache39 MB (shared)256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nm5 nm, 6 nm
Die sizeno data8x 72 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)77 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data52,560 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6354 and EPYC 9474F 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
SocketFCLGA4189SP5
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt360 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6354 and EPYC 9474F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6354 and EPYC 9474F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
SGXYes with Intel® SPSno data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6354 and EPYC 9474F are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6354 and EPYC 9474F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size6 TB6 TiB
Max memory channels8no data
Maximum memory bandwidthno data460.8 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6354 and EPYC 9474F.

PCIe version4.05.0
PCI Express lanes64128

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.

Xeon Gold 6354 26.09
EPYC 9474F 66.11
+153%

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.

Xeon Gold 6354 41445
EPYC 9474F 105010
+153%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 26.09 66.11
Recency 6 April 2021 10 November 2022
Physical cores 18 48
Threads 36 96
Chip lithography 10 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 205 Watt 360 Watt

Xeon Gold 6354 has 75.6% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9474F, on the other hand, has a 153.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 166.7% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 9474F is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6354 in performance tests.


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