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.

Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+

AMD EPYC 9174F

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	41	39
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)