Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y vs AMD EPYC 7663

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y and AMD EPYC 7663 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 6526Y

AMD EPYC 7663

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 11% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Around 14% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 195 Watt vs 240 Watt
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3009 vs 2606

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 Dec 2023 vs 15 Mar 2021
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB (per core) vs 512 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	195 Watt vs 240 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3009 vs 2606

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7663

40 more cores, run more applications at once: 56 vs 16
80 more threads: 112 vs 32
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
2.8x 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 20% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 82087 vs 68411

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	56 vs 16
Number of threads	112 vs 32
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 80 KB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB (shared) vs 37.5 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	82087 vs 68411

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7663

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3009

2606

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

68411

82087

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y	AMD EPYC 7663
PassMark - Single thread mark	3009	2606
PassMark - CPU mark	68411	82087

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y	AMD EPYC 7663
Essentials
Launch date	14 Dec 2023	15 Mar 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$1517	$6366
Place in performance rating	152	159
Performance
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	2000 MHz
Die size	2x 763 mm²	8x 81 mm²
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	37.5 MB (shared)	256 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	82°C
Maximum core temperature	99°C
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	3.5 GHz
Number of cores	16	56
Number of threads	32	112
Unlocked
Transistor count		33,200 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Sockets supported	4677	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	195 Watt	240 Watt
Configurable TDP		225 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)	Gen 4, 128 Lanes, (CPU only)