Intel Xeon Gold 6438N vs AMD EPYC 7313P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6438N and AMD EPYC 7313P 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 6438N

AMD EPYC 7313P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6438N

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 27% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 52789 vs 41657

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 - CPU mark	52789 vs 41657

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7313P

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 32% lower typical power consumption: 155 Watt vs 205 Watt
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2685 vs 2315

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 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2685 vs 2315

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6438N
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7313P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2315

2685

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

52789

41657

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6438N	AMD EPYC 7313P
PassMark - Single thread mark	2315	2685
PassMark - CPU mark	52789	41657

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6438N	AMD EPYC 7313P
Essentials
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	15 Mar 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$3351	$913
Place in performance rating	426	418
Architecture codename		Zen 3
OPN PIB		100-100000339WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000339
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2000 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	DDR5-4800 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	2
Sockets supported	4677	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	155 Watt
Configurable TDP		155-180 Watt
Socket Count		1P
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™)