AMD EPYC 72F3 vs Intel Xeon W-3245

Processor comparisons 25-03-2021

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests AMD EPYC 72F3 vs Intel Xeon W-3245 and understand which is better for games or simple use for machine learning, streaming, programming, rendering, video editing. Here you can find useful information from many benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests like Cinebench 23 (20, 15), World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PassMark, MATLAB, DaVinci Resolve Studio, PCMark 10, AIDA64, RealBench, Blender, Furmark, UserBenchmark, WPrime, Blender, Prime95, Gears 5, Handbrake, 3DMark, Dolphin Emulator, VeraCrypt, GeekBench 6, 5.2, 7zip, SuperPi.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Borderlands 3
Halo Infinite
Rainbow Six Siege
Overwatch
Apex Legends
Fallout 76
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Red Dead Redemption 2
Cyberpunk 2077
Grand Theft Auto V
Watch Dogs Legion
DOOM: Eternal
Death Stranding
Valheim
Last Man Standing
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Fortnite
Valorant

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Xeon W-3245 or AMD EPYC 72F3.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

EPYC 72F3

60%

Xeon W-3245

59%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, EPYC 72F3 is 1% better than Xeon W-3245. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

EPYC 72F3

59%

Xeon W-3245

59%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of less popular games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Microsoft Flight Simulator, Forza Horizon 4, Hitman 3, Control, NBA 2K20, League of Legends (LOL), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Battlefield V, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Horizon Zero Dawn, Half-Life: Alyx, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Metro Exodus, Monster Hunter World, Ghostrunner, DOTA 2A, Shadow of the Tomb Raider.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	104.8	104.0
Valorant	119.1	118.2
Cyberpunk 2077	66.7	66.2
Apex Legends	112.0	111.1
Call of Duty Warzone	89.3	88.6
Overwatch	96.5	95.7
Red Dead Redemption 2	82.2	81.5
DOOM Eternal	59.6	59.1
Warzone	92.9	92.2
Assassin's Creed	100.0	99.3
Valheim	98.9	98.1

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

EPYC 72F3

25%

Xeon W-3245

18%

To make a finishing decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the EPYC 72F3 is more energy efficient than the Xeon W-3245 since it has less power consumption: 180W vs. 205W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video rendering or video editing, programming, streaming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the processor turns on all threads and cores that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD EPYC 72F3	Intel Xeon W-3245
Cinbench 15 Single-core	92	179
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	4125	5250
Cinbench 20 Single-core	178	437
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	8755	7444
Cinbench 23 Single-core	454	1059
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	22780	29849

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD EPYC 72F3	Intel Xeon W-3245
Single-Core	2006	2538
Multi-Core	33318	30381

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD EPYC 72F3	Intel Xeon W-3245
Single-Core	1389	1148
Multi-Core	16484	15680

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD EPYC 72F3	Intel Xeon W-3245
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	October 01, 2020
Type	Server	Server
Socket	SP3	FCLGA3647
Core name	Milan	Cascade Lake
Architecture	Zen 3	x86
Generation	3	2
Turbo Frequency	3.4 MHz	4.4 MHz
Frequency	2 MHz	3.2 MHz
Cores	64	16
Threads	128	32
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	46000 millions	7510 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	180 W	205 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4-2933
Max. Memory		1 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth	204.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	256MB	22 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	Yes
Part number	100-000000327 100-100000327WOF

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Xeon W-3245 is 37% better than EPYC 72F3 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that EPYC 72F3 has 48 more core than Xeon W-3245. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD EPYC 72F3 is better: 24
The number of parameters for which Intel Xeon W-3245 is better: 13
However, it should be understood that all the number that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the reviews of of people who bought AMD EPYC 72F3 and Intel Xeon W-3245 before deciding which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

AMD EPYC 72F3 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD EPYC 72F3 specs and review.

• Intel Xeon W-3245 specs and review.