Intel Xeon Gold 6438N vs AMD EPYC 7451

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6438N and AMD EPYC 7451 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6438N

• CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 7 month(s) later
• 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 24
• 16 more threads: 64 vs 48
• Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
• Around 11% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2315 vs 1931
• Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 52789 vs 52322

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7451

• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 196608x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• 1118481.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
• Around 14% lower typical power consumption: 180 Watt vs 205 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6438N
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7451

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2315 1931
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	52789 52322

Compare specifications (specs)