AMD EPYC Embedded 9254 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC Embedded 9254 and Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y 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 Embedded 9254

Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC Embedded 9254

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
Around 4% higher clock speed: 4.15 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 225 Watt

Launch date	14 Mar 2023 vs 10 Jan 2023
Maximum frequency	4.15 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt vs 225 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y

Around 25% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
491520x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

L1 cache	80K (per core) vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (per core) vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	60 MB vs 128MB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC Embedded 9254
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y

Name	AMD EPYC Embedded 9254	Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y
PassMark - Single thread mark		3162
PassMark - CPU mark		93176

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC Embedded 9254	Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y
Essentials
Launch date	14 Mar 2023	10 Jan 2023
Place in performance rating	not rated	33
Architecture codename		Sapphire Rapids
Launch price (MSRP)		$2878
Processor Number		6442Y
Series		4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.9 GHz	2.60 GHz
Die size	4x 72 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	2MB (per core)
L3 cache	128MB (shared)	60 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	7 nm
Maximum frequency	4.15 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	24	24
Number of threads	48	48
Transistor count	26,280 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	200-240 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	SP5	FCLGA4677
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 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)