Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+ vs AMD EPYC 9174F

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+ and AMD EPYC 9174F 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 6438Y+

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 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
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 56% lower typical power consumption: 205 Watt vs 320 Watt
  • Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 94596 vs 90483
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 10 Jan 2023 vs 10 Nov 2022
Number of cores 32 vs 16
Number of threads 64 vs 32
L1 cache 80K (per core) vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache 2MB (per core) vs 1MB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 205 Watt vs 320 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 94596 vs 90483

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9174F

  • Around 10% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 4 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 10 nm
  • 4.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3439 vs 3279
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.4 GHz vs 4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm vs 10 nm
L3 cache 256MB (shared) vs 60MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3439 vs 3279

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 9174F

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3279
3439
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
94596
90483
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+ AMD EPYC 9174F
PassMark - Single thread mark 3279 3439
PassMark - CPU mark 94596 90483

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+ AMD EPYC 9174F

Essentials

Launch date 10 Jan 2023 10 Nov 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $3141 $3850
Place in performance rating 40 38
Architecture codename Zen 4 (Genoa)

Performance

Base frequency 2000 MHz 4.1 GHz
L1 cache 80K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 cache 2MB (per core) 1MB (per core)
L3 cache 60MB 256MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 5 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 85°C
Maximum frequency 4 GHz 4.4 GHz
Number of cores 32 16
Number of threads 64 32
Unlocked
Die size 8x 72 mm²
Transistor count 52,560 million

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5-4800 MHz, Eight-channel DDR5-4800 MHz, Twelve-channel

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 2
Sockets supported 4677 SP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 205 Watt 320 Watt
Configurable TDP 320-400 Watt

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only) Gen 5, 128 Lanes, (CPU only)