Intel Xeon Gold 6418H vs AMD EPYC 7773X

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6418H and AMD EPYC 7773X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon Gold 6418H

AMD EPYC 7773X

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6418H

CPU is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
Around 14% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Around 51% lower typical power consumption: 185 Watt vs 280 Watt
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2901 vs 2379

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 22 Mar 2022
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 Watt vs 280 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2901 vs 2379

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7773X

40 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 24
80 more threads: 128 vs 48
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
2.1x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
699050.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
13421772.8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 103367 vs 84526

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	64 vs 24
Number of threads	128 vs 48
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache	4 MB vs 80K (per core)
L2 cache	32 MB vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	768 MB vs 60MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	103367 vs 84526

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6418H
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7773X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2901

2379

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

84526

103367

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6418H	AMD EPYC 7773X
PassMark - Single thread mark	2901	2379
PassMark - CPU mark	84526	103367

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6418H	AMD EPYC 7773X
Essentials
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	22 Mar 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$2065	$8800
Place in performance rating	67	65
Architecture codename		Zen 3
OPN PIB		100-100000504WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000504
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	2.2 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	4 MB
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	32 MB
L3 cache	60MB	768 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	81°C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	3.5 GHz
Number of cores	24	64
Number of threads	48	128
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800 MHz, Eight-channel	DDR4-3200
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory bandwidth		190.73 GB/s
Maximum memory size		4 TB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4
Sockets supported	4677	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 Watt	280 Watt
Configurable TDP		225-280 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		128
PCI Express revision		4.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)