Intel Xeon Gold 6421N vs AMD EPYC 7543P
Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6421N and AMD EPYC 7543P 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.
Differences
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6421N
- CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
- Around 25% 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 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2978 vs 2741
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 10 Jan 2023 vs 15 Mar 2021 |
L1 cache | 80K (per core) vs 2 MB |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 185 Watt vs 240 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 2978 vs 2741 |
Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7543P
- 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
- 262144x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- 4473924.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 66687 vs 58797
Specifications (specs) | |
Maximum frequency | 3.7 GHz vs 3.6 GHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm+ vs 10 nm |
L2 cache | 16 MB vs 2MB (per core) |
L3 cache | 256 MB vs 60MB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 66687 vs 58797 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6421N
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7543P
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | Intel Xeon Gold 6421N | AMD EPYC 7543P |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 2978 | 2741 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 58797 | 66687 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Intel Xeon Gold 6421N | AMD EPYC 7543P | |
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Essentials |
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Launch date | 10 Jan 2023 | 15 Mar 2021 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $2368 | $2730 |
Place in performance rating | 191 | 190 |
Architecture codename | Zen 3 | |
OPN PIB | 100-100000341WOF | |
OPN Tray | 100-000000341 | |
Vertical segment | Server | |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 1800 MHz | 2.8 GHz |
L1 cache | 80K (per core) | 2 MB |
L2 cache | 2MB (per core) | 16 MB |
L3 cache | 60MB | 256 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 | 32 |
Number of threads | 64 | 64 |
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Memory |
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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 |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
Sockets supported | 4677 | SP3 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 185 Watt | 240 Watt |
Configurable TDP | 225-240 Watt | |
Socket Count | 1P | |
Peripherals |
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PCIe configurations | Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only) | |
Max number of PCIe lanes | 128 | |
PCI Express revision | 4.0 | |
Advanced Technologies |
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AMD SenseMI | ||
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |