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.

Intel Xeon Gold 6416H

AMD EPYC 8324P

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	354	351
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)