AMD Epyc 7543
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AMD Epyc 7543 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6254. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q1/2021
AMD Epyc 7543
AMD Epyc 7543
Released
Q2/2019
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Intel Xeon Gold 6254
Intel Xeon Gold 6254

What's the best choice AMD Epyc 7543 or Intel Xeon Gold 6254? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Epyc 7543 has a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. 32 Cores. Power consumption of 225 W. Released in Q1/2021.

Intel Xeon Gold 6254 has a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. 18 Cores. Power consumption of 200 W. Released in Q2/2019.

Differences

AMD Epyc 7543 Reasons to consider
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  • More number of cores

    14 times more cores

    32 left arrow 18

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Epyc 7543 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    28 place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 10% better clock speed

    3.10 GHz left arrow 2.80 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 8 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.00 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.89 times less performance per watt

    200 W left arrow 225 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon Gold 6254 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    115 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Epyc 7543 AMD Epyc 7543
Intel Xeon Gold 6254 Intel Xeon Gold 6254
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD Epyc left arrow Intel Xeon Gold
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 2
  • CPU group
    AMD Epyc 7003 left arrow Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.80 GHz left arrow 3.10 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    32 left arrow 18
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.70 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    64 left arrow 36
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Xeon Gold 6254 and AMD Epyc 7543. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200 left arrow DDR4-2933
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    8 left arrow 6
  • PCIe version
    4.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    128 left arrow 48
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Epyc 7543 and Intel Xeon Gold 6254 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    225 W left arrow 200 W
  • TDP up
    240 W left arrow --
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Epyc 7543 and AMD Epyc 7543, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L3-Cache
    256.00 MB left arrow 24.75 MB
  • Architecture
    Milan (Zen 3) left arrow Cascade Lake
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    SP3 left arrow LGA 3647
  • Release date
    Q1/2021 left arrow Q2/2019

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Epyc 7543 and Intel Xeon Gold 6254.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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