Intel Xeon w5-3435X vs AMD RX-216GD

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Intel Xeon w5-3435X CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD RX-216GD
Intel Xeon w5-3435X AMD RX-216GD

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon w5-3435X or AMD RX-216GD - 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 Intel Xeon w5-3435X has 16 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.70 GHz. Up to 4096 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon w5-3435X was released in Q1/2023.

The AMD RX-216GD has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD RX-216GD was released in Q4/2015.
Intel Xeon W (83) Family AMD R (6)
Intel Xeon W-3400 (8) CPU group AMD RX 1st Gen. (6)
12 Generation 1
Sapphire Rapids-WS Architecture Merlin Falcon (Excavator)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
Intel Xeon W-3335 Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon w5-3435X has 16 CPU cores and can calculate 32 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon w5-3435X is 3.10 GHz (4.70 GHz) while the AMD RX-216GD has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD RX-216GD is at 1.60 GHz (3.00 GHz).

Intel Xeon w5-3435X Characteristic AMD RX-216GD
16 Cores 2
32 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
3.10 GHz Frequency 1.60 GHz
4.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.00 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Xeon w5-3435X Characteristic AMD RX-216GD
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Xeon w5-3435X or AMD RX-216GD 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 AMD Radeon R5 - 256 (Merlin Falcon)
GPU frequency 0.80 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation 3
Technology 28 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 4
-- Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 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 AMD Radeon R5 - 256 (Merlin Falcon)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon w5-3435X can use up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 307.2 GB/s. The AMD RX-216GD supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.

Intel Xeon w5-3435X Characteristic AMD RX-216GD
DDR5-4800 Memory DDR4-1600, DDR3-1600
4096 GB Max. Memory
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
307.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 1.00 MB
45.00 MB L3 Cache --
5.0 PCIe version 3.0
112 PCIe lanes 12
441.1 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 11.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon w5-3435X is 270 W, while the AMD RX-216GD has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon w5-3435X Characteristic AMD RX-216GD
270 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
324 W TDP up --
-- TDP down 12 W
98 °C Tjunction max. 90 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon w5-3435X is manufactured in 10 nm and has 45.00 MB cache. The AMD RX-216GD is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon w5-3435X Characteristic AMD RX-216GD
10 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, AMX ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
LGA 4677 Socket FP4
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d, VT-rp, vPro Enterprise Virtualization AMD-V, AMD-Vt
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 11, Windows Server, Linux Operating systems
Q1/2023 Release date Q4/2015
1589 $ Release price --
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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.
Intel Xeon w5-3435X Intel Xeon w5-3435X
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD RX-216GD AMD RX-216GD
AMD Radeon R5 - 256 (Merlin Falcon) @ 0.80 GHz
410 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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