AMD EPYC 9124 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6414U

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 9124 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 9124

Intel Xeon Gold 6414U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9124

Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 250 Watt
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 63027 vs 57200

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt vs 250 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	63027 vs 57200

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6414U

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
16 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 16
32 more threads: 64 vs 32
2.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
983040x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2610 vs 2346

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 10 Nov 2022
Number of cores	32 vs 16
Number of threads	64 vs 32
L1 cache	80K (per core) vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (per core) vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	60 MB (shared) vs 64MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2610 vs 2346

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 9124
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6414U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2346

2610

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

63027

57200

Name	AMD EPYC 9124	Intel Xeon Gold 6414U
PassMark - Single thread mark	2346	2610
PassMark - CPU mark	63027	57200

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 9124	Intel Xeon Gold 6414U
Essentials
Launch date	10 Nov 2022	10 Jan 2023
Launch price (MSRP)	$1083	$2296
Place in performance rating	310	284
Architecture codename		Sapphire Rapids
Processor Number		6414U
Series		4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3 GHz	2.00 GHz
Die size	4x 72 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	2MB (per core)
L3 cache	64MB (shared)	60 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	7 nm
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	16	32
Number of threads	32	64
Transistor count	26,280 million
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		76°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800 MHz, Twelve-channel	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	200-240 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	SP5	FCLGA4677
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	250 Watt
Package Size		77.5mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 128 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)