Intel Xeon Gold 6338N vs AMD EPYC 7402

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6338N and AMD EPYC 7402 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 6338N

AMD EPYC 7402

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6338N

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 24
16 more threads: 64 vs 48
Around 4% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Around 33% 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
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 4 TB
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 65860 vs 64259

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Apr 2021 vs 7 Aug 2019
Number of cores	32 vs 24
Number of threads	64 vs 48
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
L1 cache	2 MB vs 1.5 MB
L2 cache	32 MB vs 12 MB
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 4 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	65860 vs 64259

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7402

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 10 nm
2.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 180 Watt vs 185 Watt
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1986 vs 1955

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 10 nm
L3 cache	128 MB vs 48 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt vs 185 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1986 vs 1955

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6338N
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7402

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1955

1986

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

65860

64259

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6338N	AMD EPYC 7402
PassMark - Single thread mark	1955	1986
PassMark - CPU mark	65860	64259

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6338N	AMD EPYC 7402
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Zen 2
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$3200	$1250
Place in performance rating	412	426
Processor Number	6338N
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
OPN PIB		100-100000048WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000048
Performance
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2.8 GHz
L1 cache	2 MB	1.5 MB
L2 cache	32 MB	12 MB
L3 cache	48 MB	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum core temperature	83°C
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz	3.35 GHz
Number of cores	32	24
Number of threads	64	48
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory size	6 TB	4 TB
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4-3200
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		190.7 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 Watt	180 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	128
PCI Express revision	4.0	4.0
Scalability	2S
PCIe configurations		x16, x8
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
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™)