Intel Xeon Gold 6416H vs AMD EPYC 7371

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6416H and AMD EPYC 7371 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon Gold 6416H

AMD EPYC 7371

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6416H

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 16
4 more threads: 36 vs 32
Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Around 21% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 200 Watt
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2860 vs 2320

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 16
Number of threads	36 vs 32
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt vs 200 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2860 vs 2320

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7371

Around 42% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 35% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 54894 vs 40606

Specifications (specs)
L3 cache	64 MB vs 45 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	54894 vs 40606

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6416H
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7371

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2860

2320

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

40606

54894

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6416H	AMD EPYC 7371
PassMark - Single thread mark	2860	2320
PassMark - CPU mark	40606	54894

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6416H	AMD EPYC 7371
Essentials
Launch date	10 Jan 2023
Launch price (MSRP)	$1444
Place in performance rating	371	404
Family		AMD EPYC
Series		AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.2 GHz	3.1 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	45 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	82°C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	18	16
Number of threads	36	32
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory bandwidth		341 GB/s
Supported memory frequency		2666 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4
Sockets supported	4677
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt	200 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)
PCI Express revision		x128