Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y vs AMD EPYC 9554P
Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y and AMD EPYC 9554P 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.
Differences
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y
- CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
- Around 7% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.75 GHz
- 245760x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- Around 60% lower typical power consumption: 225 Watt vs 360 Watt
- Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3190 vs 2942
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 10 Jan 2023 vs 10 Nov 2022 |
Maximum frequency | 4.00 GHz vs 3.75 GHz |
L3 cache | 60 MB vs 256MB (shared) |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 225 Watt vs 360 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 3190 vs 2942 |
Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9554P
- 40 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 24
- 80 more threads: 128 vs 48
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
- 2.1x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 19% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 110790 vs 92983
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of cores | 64 vs 24 |
Number of threads | 128 vs 48 |
Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm vs 7 nm |
L1 cache | 64K (per core) vs 80K (per core) |
L2 cache | 1MB (per core) vs 2MB (per core) |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 110790 vs 92983 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 9554P
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y | AMD EPYC 9554P |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 3190 | 2942 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 92983 | 110790 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y | AMD EPYC 9554P | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Sapphire Rapids | Zen 4 (Genoa) |
Launch date | 10 Jan 2023 | 10 Nov 2022 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $2878 | $7104 |
Place in performance rating | 46 | 32 |
Processor Number | 6442Y | |
Series | 4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors | |
Vertical segment | Server | |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 2.60 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
L1 cache | 80K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
L2 cache | 2MB (per core) | 1MB (per core) |
L3 cache | 60 MB | 256MB (shared) |
Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 5 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 79 | |
Maximum frequency | 4.00 GHz | 3.75 GHz |
Number of cores | 24 | 64 |
Number of threads | 48 | 128 |
Die size | 8x 72 mm² | |
Transistor count | 52,560 million | |
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Memory |
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Max memory channels | 8 | |
Maximum memory size | 4 TB | |
Supported memory types | Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s 1DPC, Up to DDR5 4400 MT/s 2DPC, | DDR5-4800 MHz, Twelve-channel |
ECC memory support | ||
Compatibility |
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Package Size | 77.5mm x 56.5mm | |
Sockets supported | FCLGA4677 | SP5 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 225 Watt | 360 Watt |
Configurable TDP | 320-400 Watt | |
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 80 | |
PCI Express revision | 5 | |
Scalability | 2S | |
PCIe configurations | Gen 5, 128 Lanes, (CPU only) | |
Security & Reliability |
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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 |
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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 | ||
Virtualization |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) |