Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+ vs AMD EPYC 74F3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+ and AMD EPYC 74F3 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 6438Y+

AMD EPYC 74F3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 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 17% lower typical power consumption: 205 Watt vs 240 Watt
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3279 vs 2982

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 15 Mar 2021
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)	205 Watt vs 240 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3279 vs 2982

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 74F3

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
4473924.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 95621 vs 94596

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm+ vs 10 nm
L2 cache	12 MB vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB vs 60MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	95621 vs 94596

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 74F3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3279

2982

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

94596

95621

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+	AMD EPYC 74F3
PassMark - Single thread mark	3279	2982
PassMark - CPU mark	94596	95621

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+	AMD EPYC 74F3
Essentials
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	15 Mar 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$3141	$2900
Place in performance rating	43	53
Architecture codename		Zen 3
OPN PIB		100-100000317WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000317
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2000 MHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	1.5 MB
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	12 MB
L3 cache	60MB	256 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm+
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	85°C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	4.0 GHz
Number of cores	32	24
Number of threads	64	48
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	240 Watt
Configurable TDP		225-240 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™)