AMD EPYC 4584PX vs Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 4584PX and Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y 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 4584PX

Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 4584PX

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 43% higher clock speed: 5.7 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
Around 13% higher maximum core temperature: 89°C vs 79
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
349525.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 88% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 225 Watt
Around 31% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4181 vs 3190

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	21 May 2024 vs 10 Jan 2023
Maximum frequency	5.7 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
Maximum core temperature	89°C vs 79
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm
L2 cache	1 MB (per core) vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB (shared) vs 60 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 225 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	4181 vs 3190

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 16
16 more threads: 48 vs 32
Around 88% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 92983 vs 62120

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 16
Number of threads	48 vs 32
L1 cache	80K (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	92983 vs 62120

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 4584PX
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4181

3190

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

62120

92983

Name	AMD EPYC 4584PX	Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y
PassMark - Single thread mark	4181	3190
PassMark - CPU mark	62120	92983

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 4584PX	Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y
Essentials
Launch date	21 May 2024	10 Jan 2023
Launch price (MSRP)	$699	$2878
Place in performance rating	38	41
Architecture codename		Sapphire Rapids
Processor Number		6442Y
Series		4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	4.2 GHz	2.60 GHz
Die size	2x 71 mm²
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	2MB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB (shared)	60 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	47°C
Maximum core temperature	89°C	79
Maximum frequency	5.7 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	16	24
Number of threads	32	48
Transistor count	17,840 million
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Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s 1DPC, Up to DDR5 4400 MT/s 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)	120 Watt	225 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)