AMD EPYC 9254 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5220S

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AMD EPYC 9254 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 5220S
AMD EPYC 9254 Intel Xeon Gold 5220S

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD EPYC 9254 and the Intel Xeon Gold 5220S and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD EPYC 9254 24 core processor released in Q4/2022 with the Intel Xeon Gold 5220S which has 18 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2019.
AMD EPYC (129) Family Intel Xeon Gold (163)
AMD EPYC 9004 (21) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55)
4 Generation 2
Genoa / Genoa-X (Zen 4) Architecture Cascade Lake
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD EPYC 9254 is a 24 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.90 GHz (4.15 GHz). The processor can compute 48 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon Gold 5220S clocks with 2.70 GHz (3.90 GHz), has 18 CPU cores and can calculate 36 threads in parallel.

AMD EPYC 9254 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5220S
24 Cores 18
48 Threads 36
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.90 GHz Frequency 2.70 GHz
4.15 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.90 GHz
3.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.70 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 9254 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5220S
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
Technology
Max. displays
-- Compute units --
-- Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version --

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 no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 6144 GB of memory in a maximum of 12 memory channels is supported by the AMD EPYC 9254, while the Intel Xeon Gold 5220S supports a maximum of 1024 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 128.1 GB/s enabled.

AMD EPYC 9254 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5220S
DDR5-4800 Memory DDR4-2666
6144 GB Max. Memory 1024 GB
12 Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
460.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 128.1 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
24.00 MB L2 Cache --
128.00 MB L3 Cache 24.75 MB
5.0 PCIe version 3.0
128 PCIe lanes 48
504.1 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The AMD EPYC 9254 has a TDP of 200 W. The TDP of the Intel Xeon Gold 5220S is 125 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD EPYC 9254 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5220S
200 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 125 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
240 W TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD EPYC 9254 has 152.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 5 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon Gold 5220S is at 24.75 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

AMD EPYC 9254 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5220S
5 nm Technology 14 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, BFLOAT16, VNNI ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
SP5 Socket LGA 3647
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows Server 2022, Linux, Windows 11 Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2022 Release date Q2/2019
2299 $ Release price 2000 $
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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 9254 AMD EPYC 9254
24C 48T @ 4.15 GHz
2233 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5220S Intel Xeon Gold 5220S
18C 36T @ 3.90 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 9254 AMD EPYC 9254
24C 48T @ 3.90 GHz
18023 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5220S Intel Xeon Gold 5220S
18C 36T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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