AMD EPYC 8324P vs Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 8324P and Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y 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 Silver 4410Y

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 8324P

CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
20 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 12
40 more threads: 64 vs 24
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
2.1x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
1398101.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 57127 vs 42961

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	18 Sep 2023 vs 10 Jan 2023
Number of cores	32 vs 12
Number of threads	64 vs 24
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 80K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core) vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB (shared) vs 30 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	57127 vs 42961

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y

Around 30% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 180 Watt
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2827 vs 2367

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2827 vs 2367

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 8324P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2367

2827

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

57127

42961

Name	AMD EPYC 8324P	Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y
PassMark - Single thread mark	2367	2827
PassMark - CPU mark	57127	42961

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 8324P	Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y
Essentials
Launch date	18 Sep 2023	10 Jan 2023
Launch price (MSRP)	$1895	$573
Place in performance rating	418	385
Architecture codename		Sapphire Rapids
Processor Number		4410Y
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)	30 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	75°C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	32	12
Number of threads	64	24
Transistor count	35,500 million
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		78
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	Up to DDR5 4000 MT/s 1DPC and 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	150 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
Scalability		2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
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)