AMD EPYC 8324P vs Intel Xeon Gold 6414U

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 8324P and Intel Xeon Gold 6414U 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 8324P

Intel Xeon Gold 6414U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 8324P

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 7 nm
524288x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 39% lower typical power consumption: 180 Watt vs 250 Watt

Launch date	18 Sep 2023 vs 10 Jan 2023
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm
L2 cache	1 MB (per core) vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB (shared) vs 60 MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt vs 250 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6414U

Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 25% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2610 vs 2367

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 3 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2610 vs 2367
PassMark - CPU mark	57200 vs 57127

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 8324P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6414U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2367

2610

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

57127

57200

Name	AMD EPYC 8324P	Intel Xeon Gold 6414U
PassMark - Single thread mark	2367	2610
PassMark - CPU mark	57127	57200

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 8324P	Intel Xeon Gold 6414U
Essentials
Launch date	18 Sep 2023	10 Jan 2023
Launch price (MSRP)	$1895	$2296
Place in performance rating	364	286
Architecture codename		Sapphire Rapids
Processor Number		6414U
Series		4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.65 GHz	2.00 GHz
Die size	4x 73 mm²
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	2MB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB (shared)	60 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	75°C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	32	32
Number of threads	64	64
Transistor count	35,500 million
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		76°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s 1DPC, Up to DDR5 4400 MT/s 2DPC,
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory size		4 TB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	155-225 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	SP6	FCLGA4677
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt	250 Watt
Package Size		77.5mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 96 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		80
PCI Express revision		5.0
Scalability		1S Only
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)