Intel Xeon Gold 6348 vs AMD EPYC 7443P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6348 and AMD EPYC 7443P 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6348

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 28 vs 24
  • 8 more threads: 56 vs 48
  • Around 17% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2.3x 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 33% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 75906 vs 57088
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 28 vs 24
Number of threads 56 vs 48
L1 cache 1.75 MB vs 1536 KB
L2 cache 28 MB vs 12 MB
Maximum memory size 6 TB vs 4 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 75906 vs 57088

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7443P

  • Around 14% higher clock speed: 4.0 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm+ vs 10 nm
  • 3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 18% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 235 Watt
  • Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2916 vs 2354
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.0 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm+ vs 10 nm
L3 cache 128 MB vs 42 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 200 Watt vs 235 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2916 vs 2354

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6348
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7443P

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2354
2916
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
75906
57088
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6348 AMD EPYC 7443P
PassMark - Single thread mark 2354 2916
PassMark - CPU mark 75906 57088

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6348 AMD EPYC 7443P

Essentials

Architecture codename Ice Lake Zen 3
Launch date 6 Apr 2021 15 Mar 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $3072 $1337
Place in performance rating 208 214
Processor Number 6348
Series 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
OPN PIB 100-100000342WOF
OPN Tray 100-000000342

Performance

Base frequency 2.60 GHz 2.85 GHz
L1 cache 1.75 MB 1536 KB
L2 cache 28 MB 12 MB
L3 cache 42 MB 128 MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 7 nm+
Maximum core temperature 80°C
Maximum frequency 3.50 GHz 4.0 GHz
Number of cores 28 24
Number of threads 56 48
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 3
Unlocked

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 190.73 GB/s

Compatibility

Package Size 77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA4189 SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 235 Watt 200 Watt
Configurable TDP 165-200 Watt
Socket Count 1P

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 64 128
PCI Express revision 4.0 4.0
Scalability 2S

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)

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™)