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.

 

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 88 91

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)