AMD EPYC 4344P vs Intel Xeon Gold 6430

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 4344P and Intel Xeon Gold 6430 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 6430

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 4344P

Around 56% higher clock speed: 5.3 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 32% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 72°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
4.2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 270 Watt
Around 55% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3850 vs 2480

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	5.3 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 72°C
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 270 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3850 vs 2480

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6430

24 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 8
48 more threads: 64 vs 16
Around 88% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 81518 vs 34198

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 8
Number of threads	64 vs 16
L3 cache	60 MB vs 32 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	81518 vs 34198

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 4344P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6430

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3850

2480

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

34198

81518

Name	AMD EPYC 4344P	Intel Xeon Gold 6430
PassMark - Single thread mark	3850	2480
PassMark - CPU mark	34198	81518

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 4344P	Intel Xeon Gold 6430
Essentials
Launch date	21 May 2024	Q1'23
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	$2128
Place in performance rating	165	152
Architecture codename		Sapphire Rapids
Processor Number		6430
Series		4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.8 GHz	2.10 GHz
Die size	71 mm²
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB (shared)	60 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	61°C
Maximum core temperature	95°C	72°C
Maximum frequency	5.3 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	8	32
Number of threads	16	64
Transistor count	6,570 million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR5-4400
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory size		6 TB
Supported memory frequency		4400 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	AM5	FCLGA4677
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	270 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		5.0
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)