Intel Xeon Gold 6421N vs AMD EPYC 7313

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6421N and AMD EPYC 7313 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 6421N

AMD EPYC 7313

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6421N

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
16 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 16
32 more threads: 64 vs 32
2.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2978 vs 2626

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 15 Mar 2021
Number of cores	32 vs 16
Number of threads	64 vs 32
L1 cache	80K (per core) vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2978 vs 2626

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7313

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm+ vs 10 nm
131072x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2236962.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 155 Watt vs 185 Watt
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 67180 vs 58797

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm+ vs 10 nm
L2 cache	8 MB vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB vs 60MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	155 Watt vs 185 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	67180 vs 58797

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6421N
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7313

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2978

2626

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

58797

67180

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6421N	AMD EPYC 7313
PassMark - Single thread mark	2978	2626
PassMark - CPU mark	58797	67180

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6421N	AMD EPYC 7313
Essentials
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	15 Mar 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$2368	$1083
Place in performance rating	189	209
Architecture codename		Zen 3
OPN PIB		100-100000329WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000329
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	1800 MHz	3.0 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	1 MB
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	8 MB
L3 cache	60MB	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm+
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	85°C
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	32	16
Number of threads	64	32
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4400 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	1
Sockets supported	4677	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 Watt	155 Watt
Configurable TDP		155-180 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™)