Intel Xeon Gold 5416S vs AMD EPYC 7642

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5416S and AMD EPYC 7642 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.

Intel Xeon Gold 5416S

AMD EPYC 7642

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5416S

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 18% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 225 Watt
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3028 vs 2142

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 7 Aug 2019
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 225 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3028 vs 2142

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7642

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
32 more cores, run more applications at once: 48 vs 16
64 more threads: 96 vs 32
3.6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
786432x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
8.5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 49% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 92995 vs 62325

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	48 vs 16
Number of threads	96 vs 32
L1 cache	4.5 MB vs 80K (per core)
L2 cache	24 MB vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB vs 30 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	92995 vs 62325

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5416S
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7642

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3028

2142

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

62325

92995

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5416S	AMD EPYC 7642
PassMark - Single thread mark	3028	2142
PassMark - CPU mark	62325	92995

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5416S	AMD EPYC 7642
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	Zen 2
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$944
Place in performance rating	157	148
Processor Number	5416S
Series	4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.4 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	4.5 MB
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	24 MB
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	256 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	79
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	16	48
Number of threads	32	96
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory size	4 TB	4 TB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4400 MT/s 1DPC and 2DPC	DDR4-3200
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		190.7 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4677	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	225 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	80	128
PCI Express revision	5	4.0
Scalability	2S
PCIe configurations		x16, x8
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
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
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™)