Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y vs AMD EPYC 7662

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y and AMD EPYC 7662 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y

AMD EPYC 7662

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 18% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Around 15% lower typical power consumption: 195 Watt vs 225 Watt
Around 42% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2968 vs 2089

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 Dec 2023 vs 19 Feb 2020
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	195 Watt vs 225 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2968 vs 2089

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7662

48 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 16
96 more threads: 128 vs 32
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 10 nm
3.2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6.8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 97178 vs 69689

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	64 vs 16
Number of threads	128 vs 32
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache	4 MB vs 80 KB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB vs 37.5 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	97178 vs 69689

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7662

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2968

2089

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

69689

97178

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y	AMD EPYC 7662
PassMark - Single thread mark	2968	2089
PassMark - CPU mark	69689	97178

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y	AMD EPYC 7662
Essentials
Launch date	14 Dec 2023	19 Feb 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$1517
Place in performance rating	123	130
Architecture codename		Zen 3
OPN PIB		100-100000137WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000137
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	2.0 GHz
Die size	2x 763 mm²
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	4 MB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	32 MB
L3 cache	37.5 MB (shared)	256 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	82°C
Maximum core temperature	99°C
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	3.3 GHz
Number of cores	16	64
Number of threads	32	128
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4-3200
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory bandwidth		190.73 GB/s
Maximum memory size		4 TB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	4677	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	195 Watt	225 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)	x16, x8
Max number of PCIe lanes		128
PCI Express revision		4.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)