Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y vs AMD EPYC 74F3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y and AMD EPYC 74F3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y

AMD EPYC 74F3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 25% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 7% lower typical power consumption: 225 Watt vs 240 Watt
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3190 vs 2982

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 15 Mar 2021
L1 cache	80K (per core) vs 1.5 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	225 Watt vs 240 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3190 vs 2982

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 74F3

262144x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 95621 vs 92983

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	12 MB vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB vs 60 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	95621 vs 92983

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 74F3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3190

2982

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

92983

95621

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y	AMD EPYC 74F3
PassMark - Single thread mark	3190	2982
PassMark - CPU mark	92983	95621

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y	AMD EPYC 74F3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	Zen 3
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	15 Mar 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$2878	$2900
Place in performance rating	47	53
Processor Number	6442Y
Series	4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
OPN PIB		100-100000317WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000317
Performance
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	1.5 MB
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	12 MB
L3 cache	60 MB	256 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm+
Maximum core temperature	79
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	4.0 GHz
Number of cores	24	24
Number of threads	48	48
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory size	4 TB	4 TB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s 1DPC, Up to DDR5 4400 MT/s 2DPC,	DDR4-3200
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		190.73 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4677	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	225 Watt	240 Watt
Configurable TDP		225-240 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	80	128
PCI Express revision	5	4.0
Scalability	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel AMX, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)