AMD EPYC 4364P vs Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 4364P and Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 4364P

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • Around 42% higher clock speed: 5.4 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
  • Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 81
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
  • 174762.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 76% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 185 Watt
  • Around 42% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4246 vs 3000
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 21 May 2024 vs 10 Jan 2023
Maximum frequency 5.4 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
Maximum core temperature 95°C vs 81
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm vs 7 nm
L2 cache 1 MB (per core) vs 2MB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt vs 185 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 4246 vs 3000

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y

  • 16 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 8
  • 32 more threads: 48 vs 16
  • 3.8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 41% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 81141 vs 36124
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 24 vs 8
Number of threads 48 vs 16
L1 cache 80K (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L3 cache 45 MB (shared) vs 32 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 81141 vs 36124

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 4364P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
4246
3000
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
36124
81141
Name AMD EPYC 4364P Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y
PassMark - Single thread mark 4246 3000
PassMark - CPU mark 36124 81141

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 4364P Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y

Essentials

Launch date 21 May 2024 10 Jan 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $399 $1493
Place in performance rating 101 88
Architecture codename Sapphire Rapids
Processor Number 5418Y
Series 4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 4.5 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) 45 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm 7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 61°C
Maximum core temperature 95°C 81
Maximum frequency 5.4 GHz 3.80 GHz
Number of cores 8 24
Number of threads 16 48
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) 105 Watt 185 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)