AMD EPYC 9124 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6346

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 9124 and Intel Xeon Gold 6346 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 6346

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9124

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 10 nm
Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 205 Watt
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 61825 vs 55571

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Nov 2022 vs 6 Apr 2021
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 10 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	61825 vs 55571

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6346

1048576x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
589824x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2469 vs 2309

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	16 MB vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	36 MB vs 64MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2469 vs 2309

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 9124
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6346

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2309

2469

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

61825

55571

Name	AMD EPYC 9124	Intel Xeon Gold 6346
PassMark - Single thread mark	2309	2469
PassMark - CPU mark	61825	55571

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 9124	Intel Xeon Gold 6346
Essentials
Launch date	10 Nov 2022	6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$1083	$2708
Place in performance rating	395	399
Architecture codename		Ice Lake
Processor Number		6346
Series		3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3 GHz	3.10 GHz
Die size	4x 72 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	1 MB
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	16 MB
L3 cache	64MB (shared)	36 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	10 nm
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	16	16
Number of threads	32	32
Transistor count	26,280 million
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		78°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800 MHz, Twelve-channel	DDR4-3200
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory size		6 TB
Supported memory frequency		3200 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	205 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)