AMD EPYC 4344P vs Intel Xeon Gold 5416S

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 4344P and Intel Xeon Gold 5416S 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 4344P

Intel Xeon Gold 5416S

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 4344P

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 33% higher clock speed: 5.3 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
Around 20% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 79
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
262144x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 7% 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 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3850 vs 3028

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	21 May 2024 vs 10 Jan 2023
Maximum frequency	5.3 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 79
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm
L2 cache	1 MB (per core) vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB (shared) vs 30 MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3850 vs 3028

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5416S

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 vs 16
2.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 82% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 62325 vs 34198

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
L1 cache	80K (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	62325 vs 34198

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 4344P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5416S

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3850

3028

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

34198

62325

Name	AMD EPYC 4344P	Intel Xeon Gold 5416S
PassMark - Single thread mark	3850	3028
PassMark - CPU mark	34198	62325

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 4344P	Intel Xeon Gold 5416S
Essentials
Launch date	21 May 2024	10 Jan 2023
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	$944
Place in performance rating	171	158
Architecture codename		Sapphire Rapids
Processor Number		5416S
Series		4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.8 GHz	2.00 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)	30 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	61°C
Maximum core temperature	95°C	79
Maximum frequency	5.3 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	8	16
Number of threads	16	32
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)