AMD EPYC 7453 vs Intel Xeon W-1390P

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AMD EPYC 7453 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon W-1390P
AMD EPYC 7453 Intel Xeon W-1390P

CPU comparison

AMD EPYC 7453 or Intel Xeon W-1390P - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD EPYC 7453 has 28 cores with 56 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.45 GHz. Up to 4096 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7453 was released in Q1/2021.

The Intel Xeon W-1390P has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon W-1390P was released in Q2/2021.
AMD EPYC (129) Family Intel Xeon W (83)
AMD EPYC 7003 (29) CPU group Intel Xeon W-1300 (7)
3 Generation 11
Milan (Zen 3) Architecture Rocket Lake S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
AMD EPYC 7452 Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD EPYC 7453 has 28 CPU cores and can calculate 56 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 7453 is 2.75 GHz (3.45 GHz) while the Intel Xeon W-1390P has 8 CPU cores and 16 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon W-1390P is at 3.50 GHz (5.30 GHz).

AMD EPYC 7453 Characteristic Intel Xeon W-1390P
28 Cores 8
56 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.75 GHz Frequency 3.50 GHz
3.45 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 5.30 GHz
3.25 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 4.50 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD EPYC 7453 Characteristic Intel Xeon W-1390P
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD EPYC 7453 or Intel Xeon W-1390P has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

no iGPU GPU Intel UHD Graphics P750
GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.30 GHz
-- GPU Generation 12
Technology 14 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 64
-- Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU Intel UHD Graphics P750
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 Decode
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD EPYC 7453 can use up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 204.8 GB/s. The Intel Xeon W-1390P supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 51.2 GB/s.

AMD EPYC 7453 Characteristic Intel Xeon W-1390P
DDR4-3200 Memory DDR4-3200
4096 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
204.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 16.00 MB
64.00 MB L3 Cache --
4.0 PCIe version 4.0
128 PCIe lanes 20
252.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD EPYC 7453 is 225 W, while the Intel Xeon W-1390P has a TDP of 125 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD EPYC 7453 Characteristic Intel Xeon W-1390P
225 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 125 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
240 W TDP up --
-- TDP down 95 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD EPYC 7453 is manufactured in 7 nm and has 64.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon W-1390P is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 16.00 MB cache.

AMD EPYC 7453 Characteristic Intel Xeon W-1390P
7 nm Technology 14 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
SP3 Socket LGA 1200
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2021 Release date Q2/2021
1570 $ Release price 539 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD EPYC 7453 (70%)
Intel Xeon W-1390P (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD EPYC 7453 (100%)
Intel Xeon W-1390P (50%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD EPYC 7453 AMD EPYC 7453
28C 56T @ 3.45 GHz
1285 (70%)
Intel Xeon W-1390P Intel Xeon W-1390P
8C 16T @ 5.30 GHz
1842 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD EPYC 7453 AMD EPYC 7453
28C 56T @ 3.25 GHz
22896 (100%)
Intel Xeon W-1390P Intel Xeon W-1390P
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
11023 (48%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD EPYC 7453 AMD EPYC 7453
28C 56T @ 3.25 GHz
50214 (100%)
Intel Xeon W-1390P Intel Xeon W-1390P
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
25467 (51%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD EPYC 7453 AMD EPYC 7453
28C 56T @ 3.45 GHz
1277 (100%)
Intel Xeon W-1390P Intel Xeon W-1390P
8C 16T @ 5.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD EPYC 7453 AMD EPYC 7453
28C 56T @ 3.45 GHz
1448 (100%)
Intel Xeon W-1390P Intel Xeon W-1390P
8C 16T @ 5.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD EPYC 7453 AMD EPYC 7453
28C 56T @ 3.25 GHz
11589 (100%)
Intel Xeon W-1390P Intel Xeon W-1390P
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD EPYC 7453 AMD EPYC 7453
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon W-1390P Intel Xeon W-1390P
Intel UHD Graphics P750 @ 1.30 GHz
666 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD EPYC 7453 Intel Xeon W-1390P
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