Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y vs AMD EPYC 9454P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y and AMD EPYC 9454P 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.

Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y

AMD EPYC 9454P

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 7% lower typical power consumption: 270 Watt vs 290 Watt
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3326 vs 2993

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 10 Nov 2022
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	270 Watt vs 290 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3326 vs 2993

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9454P

32 more cores, run more applications at once: 48 vs 16
64 more threads: 96 vs 32
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 10 nm
2.4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
5.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 96043 vs 82257

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	48 vs 16
Number of threads	96 vs 32
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 80K (per core)
L2 cache	1MB (per core) vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	256MB (shared) vs 45MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	96043 vs 82257

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 9454P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3326

2993

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

82257

96043

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y	AMD EPYC 9454P
PassMark - Single thread mark	3326	2993
PassMark - CPU mark	82257	96043

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y	AMD EPYC 9454P
Essentials
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	10 Nov 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$1517	$4598
Place in performance rating	42	35
Performance
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	2.75 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	48
Number of threads	32	96
Unlocked
Die size		8x 72 mm²
Transistor count		52,560 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800 MHz, Eight-channel	DDR5-4800 MHz, Twelve-channel
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Sockets supported	4677	SP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	270 Watt	290 Watt
Configurable TDP		240-300 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)	Gen 5, 128 Lanes, (CPU only)