Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y vs AMD EPYC 7763

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y and AMD EPYC 7763 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 7763

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 14% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Around 24% lower typical power consumption: 225 Watt vs 280 Watt
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3190 vs 2515

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 15 Mar 2021
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	225 Watt vs 280 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3190 vs 2515

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7763

40 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 24
80 more threads: 128 vs 48
2.1x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
699050.7x 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 24% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 115703 vs 92983

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	64 vs 24
Number of threads	128 vs 48
L1 cache	4 MB vs 80K (per core)
L2 cache	32 MB vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB vs 60 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	115703 vs 92983

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7763

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3190

2515

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

92983

115703

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y	AMD EPYC 7763
PassMark - Single thread mark	3190	2515
PassMark - CPU mark	92983	115703

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y	AMD EPYC 7763
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	Zen 3
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	15 Mar 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$2878	$7890
Place in performance rating	47	46
Processor Number	6442Y
Series	4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
OPN PIB		100-100000312WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000312
Performance
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	2.45 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	4 MB
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	32 MB
L3 cache	60 MB	256 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm+
Maximum core temperature	79
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.5 GHz
Number of cores	24	64
Number of threads	48	128
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	280 Watt
Configurable TDP		225-280 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™)