AMD EPYC 9274F vs Intel Xeon Gold 6448Y

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 9274F and Intel Xeon Gold 6448Y 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 9274F

Intel Xeon Gold 6448Y

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9274F

Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 4.10 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 112474 vs 106832

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz vs 4.10 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	112474 vs 106832

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6448Y

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 24
16 more threads: 64 vs 48
Around 67% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
245760x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 42% lower typical power consumption: 225 Watt vs 320 Watt
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3391 vs 3336

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 10 Nov 2022
Number of cores	32 vs 24
Number of threads	64 vs 48
L1 cache	80K (per core) vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (per core) vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	60 MB (shared) vs 256MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	225 Watt vs 320 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3391 vs 3336

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 9274F
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6448Y

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3336

3391

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

112474

106832

Name	AMD EPYC 9274F	Intel Xeon Gold 6448Y
PassMark - Single thread mark	3336	3391
PassMark - CPU mark	112474	106832

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 9274F	Intel Xeon Gold 6448Y
Essentials
Launch date	10 Nov 2022	10 Jan 2023
Launch price (MSRP)	$3060	$3583
Place in performance rating	10	11
Architecture codename		Sapphire Rapids
Processor Number		6448Y
Series		4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	4.05 GHz	2.10 GHz
Die size	8x 72 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	2MB (per core)
L3 cache	256MB (shared)	60 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	7 nm
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz	4.10 GHz
Number of cores	24	32
Number of threads	48	64
Transistor count	52,560 million
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		79
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	320-400 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	SP5	FCLGA4677
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	320 Watt	225 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
Scalability		2S
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)