Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+ vs AMD EPYC 9554P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+ and AMD EPYC 9554P 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 9554P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
Around 7% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.75 GHz
Around 76% lower typical power consumption: 205 Watt vs 360 Watt
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3279 vs 2799

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 10 Nov 2022
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 3.75 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt vs 360 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3279 vs 2799

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9554P

32 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 32
64 more threads: 128 vs 64
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 10 nm
Around 60% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 106756 vs 94596

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	64 vs 32
Number of threads	128 vs 64
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 80K (per core)
L3 cache	256MB (shared) vs 60MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	106756 vs 94596

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 9554P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3279

2799

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

94596

106756

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+	AMD EPYC 9554P
PassMark - Single thread mark	3279	2799
PassMark - CPU mark	94596	106756

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+	AMD EPYC 9554P
Essentials
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	10 Nov 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$3141	$7104
Place in performance rating	51	63
Architecture codename		Zen 4 (Genoa)
Performance
Base frequency	2000 MHz	3.1 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	3.75 GHz
Number of cores	32	64
Number of threads	64	128
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	1
Sockets supported	4677	SP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	360 Watt
Configurable TDP		320-400 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)	Gen 5, 128 Lanes, (CPU only)