Intel Xeon Gold 6346 vs AMD EPYC 7371

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6346 and AMD EPYC 7371 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 6346

AMD EPYC 7371

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6346

Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2461 vs 2320
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 55568 vs 54894

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2461 vs 2320
PassMark - CPU mark	55568 vs 54894

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7371

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Around 78% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 205 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
L3 cache	64 MB vs 36 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt vs 205 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6346
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7371

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2461

2320

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

55568

54894

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6346	AMD EPYC 7371
PassMark - Single thread mark	2461	2320
PassMark - CPU mark	55568	54894

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6346	AMD EPYC 7371
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake
Launch date	6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$2708
Place in performance rating	350	404
Processor Number	6346
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Performance
Base frequency	3.10 GHz	3.1 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB
L2 cache	16 MB
L3 cache	36 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	78°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	16	16
Number of threads	32	32
Memory
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory size	6 TB
Supported memory frequency	3200 MHz	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4
Maximum memory bandwidth		341 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	200 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64
PCI Express revision	4.0	x128
Scalability	2S
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)