AMD EPYC 8224P vs Intel Xeon Gold 6338N

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 8224P and Intel Xeon Gold 6338N 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 8224P

Intel Xeon Gold 6338N

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 8224P

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 5 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 10 nm
Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 16% lower typical power consumption: 160 Watt vs 185 Watt
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2367 vs 1955

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	18 Sep 2023 vs 6 Apr 2021
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 10 nm
L3 cache	64 MB (shared) vs 48 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	160 Watt vs 185 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2367 vs 1955

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6338N

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 24
16 more threads: 64 vs 48
Around 17% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 65860 vs 45160

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 24
Number of threads	64 vs 48
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 3 GHz
L1 cache	2 MB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	32 MB vs 1 MB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	65860 vs 45160

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 8224P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6338N

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2367

1955

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

45160

65860

Name	AMD EPYC 8224P	Intel Xeon Gold 6338N
PassMark - Single thread mark	2367	1955
PassMark - CPU mark	45160	65860

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 8224P	Intel Xeon Gold 6338N
Essentials
Launch date	18 Sep 2023	6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$855	$3200
Place in performance rating	509	412
Architecture codename		Ice Lake
Processor Number		6338N
Series		3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.55 GHz	2.20 GHz
Die size	2x 73 mm²
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	2 MB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	32 MB
L3 cache	64 MB (shared)	48 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	10 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	75°C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	24	32
Number of threads	48	64
Transistor count	17,750 million
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		83°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4-2667
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory size		6 TB
Supported memory frequency		2667 MHz
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	155-225 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	SP6	FCLGA4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	160 Watt	185 Watt
Package Size		77.5mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 96 Lanes, (CPU only)
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)