AMD EPYC 4244P vs Intel Xeon Gold 5415+

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 4244P and Intel Xeon Gold 5415+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD EPYC 4244P

Intel Xeon Gold 5415+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 4244P

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 24% higher clock speed: 5.1 GHz vs 4.10 GHz
Around 22% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 78
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
393216x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 42% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 150 Watt
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3827 vs 3248

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	21 May 2024 vs 10 Jan 2023
Maximum frequency	5.1 GHz vs 4.10 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 78
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm
L2 cache	1 MB (per core) vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB (shared) vs 22.5 MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3827 vs 3248

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5415+

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 67% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 63% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 44674 vs 27415

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
L1 cache	80K (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	44674 vs 27415

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 4244P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5415+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3827

3248

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

27415

44674

Name	AMD EPYC 4244P	Intel Xeon Gold 5415+
PassMark - Single thread mark	3827	3248
PassMark - CPU mark	27415	44674

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 4244P	Intel Xeon Gold 5415+
Essentials
Launch date	21 May 2024	10 Jan 2023
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	$1076
Place in performance rating	217	228
Architecture codename		Sapphire Rapids
Processor Number		5415+
Series		4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.8 GHz	2.90 GHz
Die size	71 mm²
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	2MB (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB (shared)	22.5 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	61°C
Maximum core temperature	95°C	78
Maximum frequency	5.1 GHz	4.10 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of threads	12	16
Transistor count	6,570 million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	Up to DDR5 4400 MT/s 1DPC and 2DPC,
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory size		4 TB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	AM5	FCLGA4677
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	150 Watt
Package Size		77.5mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 28 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		80
PCI Express revision		5
Scalability		2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions		Intel AMX, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)