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AMD EPYC 7542 vs Intel Xeon w5-3435X

The Intel Xeon w5-3435X is newer than AMD EPYC 7542 is significantly faster in single-thread testing. Also, Intel Xeon w5-3435X uses around 36% more power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Server CPU Class. The values below were tabulated from a combined 118 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×AMD EPYC 7542×Intel Xeon w5-3435X+ ADD
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Socket TypeSP3FCLGA4677
CPU ClassServerServer
Clockspeed2.9 GHz3.1 GHz
Turbo SpeedUp to 3.4 GHzUp to 4.7 GHz
# of Physical Cores32 (Threads: 64)16 (Threads: 32)
CacheL1: 256KB, L2: 2.0MB, L3: 16MBL1: 1,280KB, L2: 32.0MB, L3: 45MB
TDP225W324W
Yearly Running Cost$41.06$59.13
Other
First Seen on ChartQ4 2019Q2 2023
# of Samples16102
CPU Rank294298
CPU Value50.126.3
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)1957(-40.8%)3308(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)45020(0.0%)44508(-1.1%)
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CPU Mark Rating
As of 7th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD EPYC 7542
45,020
Intel Xeon w5-3435X
44,508
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 7th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
AMD EPYC 7542
50.1
Intel Xeon w5-3435X
26.3
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 7th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD EPYC 7542
1,957
Intel Xeon w5-3435X
3,308
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Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
AMD EPYC 7542 Intel Xeon w5-3435X
Max TDP225W324W
Power consumption per day (kWh)NANA
Running cost per dayNANA
Power consumption per year (kWh)NANA
Running cost per yearNANA
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.