AMD EPYC 4484PX vs Intel Xeon Gold 6140

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 4484PX and Intel Xeon Gold 6140 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD EPYC 4484PX

Intel Xeon Gold 6140

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 4484PX

Around 51% higher clock speed: 5.6 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 14 nm
Around 17% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 140 Watt
2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4251 vs 2099
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 51115 vs 40151

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	5.6 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	4251 vs 2099
PassMark - CPU mark	51115 vs 40151

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6140

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 12
12 more threads: 36 vs 24
Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 91°C vs 89°C

Number of cores	18 vs 12
Number of threads	36 vs 24
Maximum core temperature	91°C vs 89°C

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 4484PX
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6140

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4251

2099

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

51115

40151

Name	AMD EPYC 4484PX	Intel Xeon Gold 6140
PassMark - Single thread mark	4251	2099
PassMark - CPU mark	51115	40151
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4230
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		32955

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 4484PX	Intel Xeon Gold 6140
Essentials
Launch date	21 May 2024	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$599
Place in performance rating	61	66
Architecture codename		Skylake
Processor Number		6140
Series		Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	4.4 GHz	2.30 GHz
Die size	2x 71 mm²
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	47°C
Maximum core temperature	89°C	91°C
Maximum frequency	5.6 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	12	18
Number of threads	24	36
Transistor count	17,840 million
Unlocked
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4-2666
Max memory channels		6
Maximum memory size		768 GB
Supported memory frequency		2666 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	AM5	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	140 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 28 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		48
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		S4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)