Intel Xeon Gold 6418H vs AMD EPYC 9534

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6418H and AMD EPYC 9534 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 6418H

AMD EPYC 9534

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6418H

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
Around 8% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Around 51% lower typical power consumption: 185 Watt vs 280 Watt
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2901 vs 2579

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 10 Nov 2022
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 Watt vs 280 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2901 vs 2579

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9534

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: 5 nm vs 10 nm
2.1x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 93884 vs 84526

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	64 vs 24
Number of threads	128 vs 48
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 80K (per core)
L2 cache	1MB (per core) vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	256MB (shared) vs 60MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	93884 vs 84526

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6418H
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 9534

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2901

2579

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

84526

93884

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6418H	AMD EPYC 9534
PassMark - Single thread mark	2901	2579
PassMark - CPU mark	84526	93884

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6418H	AMD EPYC 9534
Essentials
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	10 Nov 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$2065	$8803
Place in performance rating	86	90
Performance
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	2.45 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	1MB (per core)
L3 cache	60MB	256MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	5 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	81°C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	24	64
Number of threads	48	128
Unlocked
Die size		8x 72 mm²
Transistor count		52,560 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800 MHz, Eight-channel	DDR5-4800 MHz, Twelve-channel
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	2
Sockets supported	4677	SP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 Watt	280 Watt
Configurable TDP		240-300 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)	Gen 5, 128 Lanes, (CPU only)