Performance Brief on 5th Gen AMD EPYC Processors

This technical brief presents an analysis of the performance of 5th Gen AMD EPYC processors, particularly in relation to the CP2K H2O-dft-ls-NREP6 benchmark. It details the performance uplifts achieved by 64-core configurations of the 4th and 5th Gen AMD EPYC processors compared to the 5th Gen Intel Xeon Platinum 8592+ processors. The AMD EPYC 9554 and 9575F processors demonstrate average performance uplifts of approximately 1.20x and 1.64x, respectively, when tested under the same conditions. The document outlines the specifications of the AMD EPYC processors, including core counts, cache sizes, memory support, and advanced features such as AVX-512 instruction support and AMD Infinity Guard technology. Additionally, it describes the system configurations and test methodologies used in the performance evaluations, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of the comparative performance metrics between AMD and Intel processors in high-performance computing scenarios.