Intel Xeon Gold 6416H vs AMD EPYC 7543

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6416H and AMD EPYC 7543 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon Gold 6416H

AMD EPYC 7543

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6416H

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 14% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
2.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 45% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 240 Watt
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3476 vs 2668

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 15 Mar 2021
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB (per core) vs 16 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt vs 240 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3476 vs 2668

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7543

14 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 18
28 more threads: 64 vs 36
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm+ vs 10 nm
Around 42% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
5.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 97843 vs 70451

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 18
Number of threads	64 vs 36
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm+ vs 10 nm
L1 cache	2 MB vs 80 KB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB vs 45 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	97843 vs 70451

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6416H
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7543

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3476

2668

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

70451

97843

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6416H	AMD EPYC 7543
PassMark - Single thread mark	3476	2668
PassMark - CPU mark	70451	97843

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6416H	AMD EPYC 7543
Essentials
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	15 Mar 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$1444	$3761
Place in performance rating	78	76
Architecture codename		Zen 3
OPN PIB		100-100000345WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000345
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.2 GHz	2.8 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	2 MB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	16 MB
L3 cache	45 MB	256 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm+
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	82°C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	18	32
Number of threads	36	64
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4-3200
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory bandwidth		190.73 GB/s
Maximum memory size		4 TB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4
Sockets supported	4677	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt	240 Watt
Configurable TDP		225-240 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		128
PCI Express revision		4.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)