Intel Xeon Gold 6416H vs AMD EPYC 7F72

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6416H and AMD EPYC 7F72 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6416H

• CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
• Around 14% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
• 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 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2860 vs 2381

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7F72

• 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 18
• 12 more threads: 48 vs 36
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
• Around 60% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 4.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
• Around 30% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 52597 vs 40606

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6416H
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7F72

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2860 2381
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	40606 52597

Compare specifications (specs)