AMD EPYC 7F72 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6338

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7F72 and Intel Xeon Gold 6338 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 7F72

Intel Xeon Gold 6338

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7F72

Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2370 vs 2185

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm
L3 cache	192 MB (shared) vs 48 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2370 vs 2185

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6338

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 24
16 more threads: 64 vs 48
Around 17% lower typical power consumption: 205 Watt vs 240 Watt
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 68563 vs 52110

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 24
Number of threads	64 vs 48
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt vs 240 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	68563 vs 52110

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7F72
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6338

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2370

2185

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

52110

68563

Name	AMD EPYC 7F72	Intel Xeon Gold 6338
PassMark - Single thread mark	2370	2185
PassMark - CPU mark	52110	68563

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7F72	Intel Xeon Gold 6338
Essentials
Launch date	14 Apr 2020	Q2'21
Place in performance rating	349	255
Architecture codename		Ice Lake
Launch price (MSRP)		$2990
Processor Number		6338
Series		3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	2.00 GHz
Die size	74 mm²
L1 cache	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	192 MB (shared)	48 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	10 nm
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	24	32
Number of threads	48	64
Transistor count	3,800 million
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		81°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-3200
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory size		6 TB
Supported memory frequency		3200 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	240 Watt	205 Watt
Package Size		77.5mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4
Max number of PCIe lanes		64
PCI Express revision		4.0
Scalability		2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
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)