AMD EPYC 7663 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6430

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7663 and Intel Xeon Gold 6430 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 6430

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7663

24 more cores, run more applications at once: 56 vs 32
48 more threads: 112 vs 64
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
4.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 240 Watt vs 270 Watt

Number of cores	56 vs 32
Number of threads	112 vs 64
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
L3 cache	256 MB (shared) vs 60 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	240 Watt vs 270 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6430

Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 84745 vs 82883

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2622 vs 2616
PassMark - CPU mark	84745 vs 82883

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7663
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6430

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2616

2622

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

82883

84745

Name	AMD EPYC 7663	Intel Xeon Gold 6430
PassMark - Single thread mark	2616	2622
PassMark - CPU mark	82883	84745

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7663	Intel Xeon Gold 6430
Essentials
Launch date	15 Mar 2021	Q1'23
Launch price (MSRP)	$6366	$2128
Place in performance rating	91	85
Architecture codename		Sapphire Rapids
Processor Number		6430
Series		4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2000 MHz	2.10 GHz
Die size	8x 81 mm²
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB (shared)	60 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	56	32
Number of threads	112	64
Transistor count	33,200 million
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		72°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR5-4400
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory size		6 TB
Supported memory frequency		4400 MHz
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	225 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA4677
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	240 Watt	270 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		5.0
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)