Intel Xeon Gold 6346 vs AMD EPYC 7452

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6346 and AMD EPYC 7452 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 7452

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6346

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 4 TB
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2461 vs 1977

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Apr 2021 vs 7 Aug 2019
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 4 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2461 vs 1977

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7452

16 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 16
32 more threads: 64 vs 32
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 10 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3.6x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 32% lower typical power consumption: 155 Watt vs 205 Watt
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 68958 vs 55568

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 16
Number of threads	64 vs 32
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB
L3 cache	128 MB vs 36 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	155 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	68958 vs 55568

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6346
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7452

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2461

1977

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

55568

68958

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6346	AMD EPYC 7452
PassMark - Single thread mark	2461	1977
PassMark - CPU mark	55568	68958

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6346	AMD EPYC 7452
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Zen 2
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$2708	$2025
Place in performance rating	344	371
Processor Number	6346
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
OPN PIB		100-100000057WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000057
Performance
Base frequency	3.10 GHz	2.35 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB	2 MB
L2 cache	16 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	36 MB	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum core temperature	78°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	3.35 GHz
Number of cores	16	32
Number of threads	32	64
Memory
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory size	6 TB	4 TB
Supported memory frequency	3200 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	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)	205 Watt	155 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Socket Count		1P/2P
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)