AMD EPYC 4244P vs Intel Xeon Gold 6348

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 4244P and Intel Xeon Gold 6348 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 6348

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 4244P

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 46% higher clock speed: 5.1 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Around 19% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 80°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 10 nm
3.6x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 235 Watt
Around 65% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3879 vs 2354

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	21 May 2024 vs 6 Apr 2021
Maximum frequency	5.1 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 80°C
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 10 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 235 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3879 vs 2354

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6348

22 more cores, run more applications at once: 28 vs 6
44 more threads: 56 vs 12
4.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 31% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 75906 vs 27492

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	28 vs 6
Number of threads	56 vs 12
L1 cache	1.75 MB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	28 MB vs 1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	42 MB vs 32 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	75906 vs 27492

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 4244P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6348

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3879

2354

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

27492

75906

Name	AMD EPYC 4244P	Intel Xeon Gold 6348
PassMark - Single thread mark	3879	2354
PassMark - CPU mark	27492	75906

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 4244P	Intel Xeon Gold 6348
Essentials
Launch date	21 May 2024	6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	$3072
Place in performance rating	204	208
Architecture codename		Ice Lake
Processor Number		6348
Series		3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.8 GHz	2.60 GHz
Die size	71 mm²
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	1.75 MB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	28 MB
L3 cache	32 MB (shared)	42 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	10 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	61°C
Maximum core temperature	95°C	80°C
Maximum frequency	5.1 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	6	28
Number of threads	12	56
Transistor count	6,570 million
Unlocked
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4-3200
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory size		6 TB
Supported memory frequency		3200 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	AM5	FCLGA4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	235 Watt
Package Size		77.5mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 28 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		64
PCI Express revision		4.0
Scalability		2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
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)