AMD EPYC 8224P vs Intel Xeon Gold 6438N

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 8224P and Intel Xeon Gold 6438N processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 8224P

  • CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 10 nm
  • 393216x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 1118481.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 28% lower typical power consumption: 160 Watt vs 205 Watt
  • Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2367 vs 2315
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 18 Sep 2023 vs 10 Jan 2023
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm vs 10 nm
L2 cache 1 MB (per core) vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache 64 MB (shared) vs 60MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 160 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2367 vs 2315

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6438N

  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 24
  • 16 more threads: 64 vs 48
  • Around 20% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 3 GHz
  • Around 67% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 17% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 52789 vs 45160
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 32 vs 24
Number of threads 64 vs 48
Maximum frequency 3.6 GHz vs 3 GHz
L1 cache 80K (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 52789 vs 45160

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 8224P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6438N

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2367
2315
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
45160
52789
Name AMD EPYC 8224P Intel Xeon Gold 6438N
PassMark - Single thread mark 2367 2315
PassMark - CPU mark 45160 52789

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 8224P Intel Xeon Gold 6438N

Essentials

Launch date 18 Sep 2023 10 Jan 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $855 $3351
Place in performance rating 509 436

Performance

Base frequency 2.55 GHz 2000 MHz
Die size 2x 73 mm²
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 cache 1 MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 cache 64 MB (shared) 60MB
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm 10 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 75°C 85°C
Maximum frequency 3 GHz 3.6 GHz
Number of cores 24 32
Number of threads 48 64
Transistor count 17,750 million
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Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5 DDR5-4800 MHz, Eight-channel

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 155-225 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 2
Sockets supported SP6 4677
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 160 Watt 205 Watt

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 5, 96 Lanes, (CPU only) Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)