AMD EPYC 7473X vs Intel Xeon W-3245

Processor comparisons 29-03-2023

   Perhaps you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a choice after reading the full tests AMD EPYC 7473X vs Intel Xeon W-3245 and decide which is better for games or simple use for programming, machine learning, video editing, streaming, rendering. Here is useful information from many benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests such as Blender, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Furmark, Prime95, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, MATLAB, WPrime, VeraCrypt, UserBenchmark, Handbrake, Dolphin Emulator, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), SuperPi, PassMark, Blender, 7zip, 3DMark, AIDA64, PCMark 10, Gears 5, RealBench.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Xeon W-3245 or AMD EPYC 7473X.

Summary benchmark results

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

EPYC 7473X

67%

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 7473X is 11% 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 7473X

74%

Xeon W-3245

59%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	130.7	104.0
Valorant	148.5	118.2
Cyberpunk 2077	83.2	66.2
Apex Legends	139.6	111.1
Call of Duty Warzone	111.4	88.6
Overwatch	120.3	95.7
Red Dead Redemption 2	102.5	81.5
DOOM Eternal	74.3	59.1
Warzone	115.8	92.2
Assassin's Creed	124.8	99.3
Valheim	123.3	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 comparisons 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. Therefore, 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 get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

EPYC 7473X

20%

Xeon W-3245

18%

To make a finishing resolution 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 7473X is more energy efficient than the Xeon W-3245 as it consumes less power: 240W vs. 205W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. 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

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, programming, streaming, video editing or video rendering, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the processor includes all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.

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

	AMD EPYC 7473X	Intel Xeon W-3245
Cinbench 15 Single-core	170	179
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	7201	5250
Cinbench 20 Single-core	322	437
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	15268	7444
Cinbench 23 Single-core	804	1059
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	39707	29849

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

	AMD EPYC 7473X	Intel Xeon W-3245
Single-Core	1812	2538
Multi-Core	58245	30381

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

	AMD EPYC 7473X	Intel Xeon W-3245
Single-Core	1489	1148
Multi-Core	41864	15680

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD EPYC 7473X	Intel Xeon W-3245
Announcement date	March 22, 2022	October 01, 2020
Type	Server	Server
Socket	SP3	FCLGA3647
Core name	Milan	Cascade Lake
Architecture	Zen 3	x86
Generation	3	2
Turbo Frequency	3.7 MHz	4.4 MHz
Frequency	2.8 MHz	3.2 MHz
Cores	24	16
Threads	48	32
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	54000 millions	7510 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	240 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	768MB	22 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	Yes	Yes
Part number	100-000000507 100-000000507â€‹WOF

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Xeon W-3245 is 12% better than EPYC 7473X in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that EPYC 7473X has 8 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 7473X is better: 26
The number of parameters for which Intel Xeon W-3245 is better: 10
Although it should be understood that all the figures in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the opinion of real owners of AMD EPYC 7473X and Intel Xeon W-3245 before making a selection which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD EPYC 7473X - all data

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

• AMD EPYC 7473X specs and review.

• Intel Xeon W-3245 specs and review.