AMD EPYC 7443 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6342

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7443 and Intel Xeon Gold 6342 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD EPYC 7443

Intel Xeon Gold 6342

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7443

Around 14% higher clock speed: 4.0 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm+ vs 10 nm
3.6x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 15% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 230 Watt
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2380 vs 2344

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.0 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm+ vs 10 nm
L3 cache	128 MB vs 36 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt vs 230 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2380 vs 2344

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6342

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 4 TB
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 72919 vs 71156

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	24 MB vs 12 MB
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 4 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	72919 vs 71156

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7443
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6342

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2380

2344

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

71156

72919

Name	AMD EPYC 7443	Intel Xeon Gold 6342
PassMark - Single thread mark	2380	2344
PassMark - CPU mark	71156	72919

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7443	Intel Xeon Gold 6342
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Ice Lake
Launch date	15 Mar 2021	6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$2010	$2529
OPN PIB	100-100000340WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000340
Place in performance rating	234	231
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		6342
Series		3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.85 GHz	2.80 GHz
L1 cache	1536 KB	1.5 MB
L2 cache	12 MB	24 MB
L3 cache	128 MB	36 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm+	10 nm
Maximum frequency	4.0 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	24	24
Number of threads	48	48
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		81°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.73 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	6 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200
Supported memory frequency		3200 MHz
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	165-200 Watt
Socket Count	2P
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	230 Watt
Package Size		77.5mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	64
PCI Express revision	4.0	4.0
Scalability		2S
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)