Intel Xeon Gold 6421N vs AMD EPYC 7473X

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6421N and AMD EPYC 7473X 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 6421N

  • CPU is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 24
  • 16 more threads: 64 vs 48
  • Around 67% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 30% lower typical power consumption: 185 Watt vs 240 Watt
  • Around 35% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2978 vs 2201
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 10 Jan 2023 vs 22 Mar 2022
Number of cores 32 vs 24
Number of threads 64 vs 48
L1 cache 80K (per core) vs 1.5 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 185 Watt vs 240 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2978 vs 2201

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7473X

  • 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
  • 196608x 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 38% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 81282 vs 58797
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 10 nm
L2 cache 12 MB vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache 768 MB vs 60MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 81282 vs 58797

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6421N
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7473X

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2978
2201
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
58797
81282
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6421N AMD EPYC 7473X
PassMark - Single thread mark 2978 2201
PassMark - CPU mark 58797 81282

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6421N AMD EPYC 7473X

Essentials

Launch date 10 Jan 2023 22 Mar 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $2368 $3900
Place in performance rating 191 206
Architecture codename Zen 3

Performance

Base frequency 1800 MHz 2.8 GHz
L1 cache 80K (per core) 1.5 MB
L2 cache 2MB (per core) 12 MB
L3 cache 60MB 768 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 24
Number of threads 64 48
Unlocked
Die size 81 mm²
Transistor count 33200 million

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5-4400 MHz, Eight-channel DDR4-3200
Max memory channels 8

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 2
Sockets supported 4677
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 185 Watt 240 Watt
Configurable TDP 225-280 Watt
Socket Count SP3

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes 128
PCI Express revision 4.0