AMD EPYC 9124 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6338N

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 9124 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 9124

Intel Xeon Gold 6338N

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9124

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 10 nm
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2229 vs 1955

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Nov 2022 vs 6 Apr 2021
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 10 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2229 vs 1955

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6338N

16 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 16
32 more threads: 64 vs 32
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2097152x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
786432x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 185 Watt vs 200 Watt
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 65860 vs 60915

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 16
Number of threads	64 vs 32
L1 cache	2 MB vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	32 MB vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	48 MB vs 64MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 Watt vs 200 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	65860 vs 60915

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 9124
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6338N

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2229

1955

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

60915

65860

Name	AMD EPYC 9124	Intel Xeon Gold 6338N
PassMark - Single thread mark	2229	1955
PassMark - CPU mark	60915	65860

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 9124	Intel Xeon Gold 6338N
Essentials
Launch date	10 Nov 2022	6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$1083	$3200
Place in performance rating	297	345
Architecture codename		Ice Lake
Processor Number		6338N
Series		3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3 GHz	2.20 GHz
Die size	4x 72 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	2 MB
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	32 MB
L3 cache	64MB (shared)	48 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	10 nm
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	16	32
Number of threads	32	64
Transistor count	26,280 million
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		83°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800 MHz, Twelve-channel	DDR4-2667
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory size		6 TB
Supported memory frequency		2667 MHz
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	200-240 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	SP5	FCLGA4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	185 Watt
Package Size		77.5mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 128 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)