Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+ vs AMD EPYC 9654P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+ and AMD EPYC 9654P 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 9654P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
Around 76% lower typical power consumption: 205 Watt vs 360 Watt
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3279 vs 2691

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 10 Nov 2022
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt vs 360 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3279 vs 2691

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9654P

64 more cores, run more applications at once: 96 vs 32
128 more threads: 192 vs 64
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 10 nm
2.4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
1572864x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
6710886.4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 114570 vs 94596

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	96 vs 32
Number of threads	192 vs 64
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache	6 MB vs 80K (per core)
L2 cache	96 MB vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	384 MB vs 60MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	114570 vs 94596

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 9654P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3279

2691

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

94596

114570

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+	AMD EPYC 9654P
PassMark - Single thread mark	3279	2691
PassMark - CPU mark	94596	114570

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+	AMD EPYC 9654P
Essentials
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	10 Nov 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$3141	$10625
Place in performance rating	41	40
Architecture codename		Zen 4
OPN Tray		100-100000803
Performance
Base frequency	2000 MHz	2.4 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	6 MB
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	96 MB
L3 cache	60MB	384 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	5 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	85°C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz
Number of cores	32	96
Number of threads	64	192
Unlocked
Die size		72 mm²
Maximum core temperature		3.7 GHz
Transistor count		78840 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800 MHz, Eight-channel	DDR5-4800
Max memory channels		12
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Sockets supported	4677	SP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	360 Watt
Configurable TDP		320-400 Watt
Package Size		FC-LGA6096
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		128
PCI Express revision		5.0