Intel Xeon Gold 5416S vs AMD EPYC 7401

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5416S and AMD EPYC 7401 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Gold 5416S

AMD EPYC 7401

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5416S

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 33% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Around 64% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3028 vs 1850
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 62325 vs 55280

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs June 2017
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3028 vs 1850
PassMark - CPU mark	62325 vs 55280

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7401

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 16
16 more threads: 48 vs 32
Around 80% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
393216x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	24 vs 16
Number of threads	48 vs 32
L1 cache	96 KB (per core) vs 80K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB vs 30 MB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5416S
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7401

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3028

1850

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

62325

55280

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5416S	AMD EPYC 7401
PassMark - Single thread mark	3028	1850
PassMark - CPU mark	62325	55280
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3541
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		24681

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5416S	AMD EPYC 7401
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	Zen
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	June 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$944
Place in performance rating	157	142
Processor Number	5416S
Series	4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Performance
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	79
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	16	24
Number of threads	32	48
64 bit support
Die size		192 mm
Transistor count		4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory size	4 TB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4400 MT/s 1DPC and 2DPC	DDR4
Maximum memory bandwidth		307/341 GB/s
Supported memory frequency		2400/2666 MHz
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4677	TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	155/170 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	80
PCI Express revision	5	x128
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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)