Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y vs AMD EPYC 9354

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y and AMD EPYC 9354 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
  • Around 5% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
  • Around 4% lower typical power consumption: 270 Watt vs 280 Watt
  • Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3326 vs 2835
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 10 Jan 2023 vs 10 Nov 2022
Maximum frequency 4 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 270 Watt vs 280 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3326 vs 2835

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9354

  • 16 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 16
  • 32 more threads: 64 vs 32
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 10 nm
  • Around 60% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 5.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 35% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 110973 vs 82257
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 32 vs 16
Number of threads 64 vs 32
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache 64K (per core) vs 80K (per core)
L3 cache 256MB (shared) vs 45MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 110973 vs 82257

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 9354

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3326
2835
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
82257
110973
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y AMD EPYC 9354
PassMark - Single thread mark 3326 2835
PassMark - CPU mark 82257 110973

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y AMD EPYC 9354

Essentials

Launch date 10 Jan 2023 10 Nov 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $1517 $3420
Place in performance rating 42 22

Performance

Base frequency 3.6 GHz 3.25 GHz
L1 cache 80K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 cache 2MB (per core) 1MB (per core)
L3 cache 45MB 256MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 5 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 75°C
Maximum frequency 4 GHz 3.8 GHz
Number of cores 16 32
Number of threads 32 64
Unlocked
Die size 8x 72 mm²

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) 270 Watt 280 Watt

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only) 5.0
Max number of PCIe lanes 128