Intel Xeon Gold 6416H vs AMD EPYC 9124

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6416H and AMD EPYC 9124 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 9124

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6416H

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 16
4 more threads: 36 vs 32
Around 14% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Around 41% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2359296x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
737280x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 21% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 200 Watt
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2860 vs 2229

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 10 Nov 2022
Number of cores	18 vs 16
Number of threads	36 vs 32
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core) vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core) vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	45 MB vs 64MB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt vs 200 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2860 vs 2229

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9124

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 10 nm
Around 50% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 60915 vs 40606

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 10 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	60915 vs 40606

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6416H
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 9124

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2860

2229

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

40606

60915

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6416H	AMD EPYC 9124
PassMark - Single thread mark	2860	2229
PassMark - CPU mark	40606	60915

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6416H	AMD EPYC 9124
Essentials
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	10 Nov 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$1444	$1083
Place in performance rating	354	356
Performance
Base frequency	2.2 GHz	3 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	1MB (per core)
L3 cache	45 MB	64MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	5 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	82°C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	18	16
Number of threads	36	32
Unlocked
Die size		4x 72 mm²
Transistor count		26,280 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR5-4800 MHz, Twelve-channel
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	2
Sockets supported	4677	SP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt	200 Watt
Configurable TDP		200-240 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)	Gen 5, 128 Lanes, (CPU only)