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
CPU 1
CPU 2
3190
2942
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
92983
110790
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y AMD EPYC 9554P
PassMark - Single thread mark 3190 2942
PassMark - CPU mark 92983 110790

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y AMD EPYC 9554P

Essentials

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

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
Unlocked

Memory

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

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

Max number of PCIe lanes 80
PCI Express revision 5
Scalability 2S
PCIe configurations Gen 5, 128 Lanes, (CPU only)

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

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)