Intel Xeon Gold 6414U vs AMD EPYC 7542

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6414U and AMD EPYC 7542 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 6414U

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • Around 25% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 26% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2610 vs 2073
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 10 Jan 2023 vs 7 Aug 2019
L1 cache 80K (per core) vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2610 vs 2073

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7542

  • 262144x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 225 Watt vs 250 Watt
  • Around 29% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 73885 vs 57200
Specifications (specs)
L2 cache 16 MB vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache 128 MB vs 60 MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 225 Watt vs 250 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 73885 vs 57200

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6414U
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7542

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2610
2073
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
57200
73885
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6414U AMD EPYC 7542
PassMark - Single thread mark 2610 2073
PassMark - CPU mark 57200 73885

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6414U AMD EPYC 7542

Essentials

Architecture codename Sapphire Rapids Zen 2
Launch date 10 Jan 2023 7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $2296 $3400
Place in performance rating 285 293
Processor Number 6414U
Series 4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment Server Server
OPN PIB 100-100000075WOF
OPN Tray 100-000000075

Performance

Base frequency 2.00 GHz 2.9 GHz
L1 cache 80K (per core) 2 MB
L2 cache 2MB (per core) 16 MB
L3 cache 60 MB (shared) 128 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 76°C
Maximum frequency 3.40 GHz 3.4 GHz
Number of cores 32 32
Number of threads 64 64
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 8 8
Maximum memory size 4 TB 4 TB
Supported memory types Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s 1DPC, Up to DDR5 4400 MT/s 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) 250 Watt 225 Watt
Socket Count 1P/2P

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 80 128
PCI Express revision 5.0 4.0
Scalability 1S Only

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™)