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.

AMD EPYC 4364P

Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y

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	102	89
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)