AMD EPYC 7663 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7663 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 7663

Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7663

32 more cores, run more applications at once: 56 vs 24
64 more threads: 112 vs 48
Around 87% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
611669.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
5.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 82087 vs 79938

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	56 vs 24
Number of threads	112 vs 48
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 80K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB (shared) vs 45 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	82087 vs 79938

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Around 30% lower typical power consumption: 185 Watt vs 240 Watt
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2969 vs 2606

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 15 Mar 2021
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 Watt vs 240 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2969 vs 2606

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7663
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2606

2969

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

82087

79938

Name	AMD EPYC 7663	Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y
PassMark - Single thread mark	2606	2969
PassMark - CPU mark	82087	79938

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7663	Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y
Essentials
Launch date	15 Mar 2021	10 Jan 2023
Launch price (MSRP)	$6366	$1493
Place in performance rating	117	97
Architecture codename		Sapphire Rapids
Processor Number		5418Y
Series		4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2000 MHz	2.00 GHz
Die size	8x 81 mm²
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	2MB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB (shared)	45 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	56	24
Number of threads	112	48
Transistor count	33,200 million
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		81
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4	Up to DDR5 4400 MT/s 1DPC and 2DPC
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory size		4 TB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	225 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA4677
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	240 Watt	185 Watt
Package Size		77.5mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 128 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)