Intel Xeon Gold 6418H vs AMD EPYC 7401

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6418H and AMD EPYC 7401 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Gold 6418H

AMD EPYC 7401

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6418H

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 33% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
Around 57% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2901 vs 1850
Around 53% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 84526 vs 55280

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs June 2017
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2901 vs 1850
PassMark - CPU mark	84526 vs 55280

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7401

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 20% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
262144x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
1118481.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 9% lower typical power consumption: 155/170 Watt vs 185 Watt

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
L1 cache	96 KB (per core) vs 80K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB vs 60MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	155/170 Watt vs 185 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6418H
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7401

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2901

1850

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

84526

55280

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6418H	AMD EPYC 7401
PassMark - Single thread mark	2901	1850
PassMark - CPU mark	84526	55280
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3541
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		24681

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6418H	AMD EPYC 7401
Essentials
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	June 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$2065
Place in performance rating	112	134
Architecture codename		Zen
Family		AMD EPYC
Series		AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	2 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	60MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	81°C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	24	24
Number of threads	48	48
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		192 mm
Transistor count		4800 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800 MHz, Eight-channel	DDR4
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory bandwidth		307/341 GB/s
Supported memory frequency		2400/2666 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	2
Sockets supported	4677	TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 Watt	155/170 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)
PCI Express revision		x128
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)