Intel Xeon Gold 6414U vs AMD EPYC 7551

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6414U and AMD EPYC 7551 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Gold 6414U

AMD EPYC 7551

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6414U

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2610 vs 1789

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs June 2017
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2610 vs 1789

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7551

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 20% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
262144x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 7% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 39% lower typical power consumption: 180 Watt vs 250 Watt
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 57865 vs 57200

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
L1 cache	96 KB (per core) vs 80K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB vs 60 MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt vs 250 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	57865 vs 57200

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6414U
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7551

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2610

1789

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

57200

57865

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6414U	AMD EPYC 7551
PassMark - Single thread mark	2610	1789
PassMark - CPU mark	57200	57865
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2956
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		20125

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6414U	AMD EPYC 7551
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	Zen
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	June 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$2296
Place in performance rating	284	258
Processor Number	6414U
Series	4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Price now		$3,813.99
Value for money (0-100)		1.43
Performance
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	60 MB (shared)	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	32	32
Number of threads	64	64
64 bit support
Die size		192 mm
Transistor count		4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory size	4 TB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s 1DPC, Up to DDR5 4400 MT/s 2DPC,	DDR4
Maximum memory bandwidth		341 GB/s
Supported memory frequency		2666 MHz
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4677	TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	250 Watt	180 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	80
PCI Express revision	5.0	x128
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
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™)