Intel Xeon Gold 6416H vs AMD EPYC 8324P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6416H and AMD EPYC 8324P 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

  • Around 40% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3 GHz
  • Around 13% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 9% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 180 Watt
  • Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2860 vs 2367
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.2 GHz vs 3 GHz
L2 cache 2 MB (per core) vs 1 MB (per core)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2860 vs 2367

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 8324P

  • CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
  • 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: 5 nm vs 10 nm
  • Around 42% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2.8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 41% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 57127 vs 40606
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 18 Sep 2023 vs 10 Jan 2023
Number of cores 32 vs 18
Number of threads 64 vs 36
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 80 KB (per core)
L3 cache 128 MB (shared) vs 45 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 57127 vs 40606

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6416H
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 8324P

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2860
2367
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
40606
57127
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6416H AMD EPYC 8324P
PassMark - Single thread mark 2860 2367
PassMark - CPU mark 40606 57127

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6416H AMD EPYC 8324P

Essentials

Launch date 10 Jan 2023 18 Sep 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $1444 $1895
Place in performance rating 371 366

Performance

Base frequency 2.2 GHz 2.65 GHz
L1 cache 80 KB (per core) 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB (per core) 1 MB (per core)
L3 cache 45 MB 128 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 5 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 82°C 75°C
Maximum frequency 4.2 GHz 3 GHz
Number of cores 18 32
Number of threads 36 64
Unlocked
Die size 4x 73 mm²
Transistor count 35,500 million

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5 DDR5

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 1
Sockets supported 4677 SP6
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 Watt 180 Watt
Configurable TDP 155-225 Watt

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only) Gen 5, 96 Lanes, (CPU only)