Intel Xeon Gold 6538N vs AMD EPYC 7302P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6538N and AMD EPYC 7302P 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6538N

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • 16 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 16
  • 32 more threads: 64 vs 32
  • Around 24% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
  • 2.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 37% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 44895 vs 32669
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 14 Dec 2023 vs 7 Aug 2019
Number of cores 32 vs 16
Number of threads 64 vs 32
Maximum frequency 4.1 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
L1 cache 80 KB (per core) vs 1 MB
L2 cache 2 MB (per core) vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 44895 vs 32669

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7302P

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 10 nm
  • 2.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 32% lower typical power consumption: 155 Watt vs 205 Watt
  • Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1886 vs 1725
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm, 14 nm vs 10 nm
L3 cache 128 MB vs 60 MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 155 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1886 vs 1725

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6538N
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7302P

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1725
1886
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
44895
32669
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6538N AMD EPYC 7302P
PassMark - Single thread mark 1725 1886
PassMark - CPU mark 44895 32669

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6538N AMD EPYC 7302P

Essentials

Launch date 14 Dec 2023 7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $3351 $825
Place in performance rating 786 893
Architecture codename Zen 2
OPN PIB 100-100000049WOF
OPN Tray 100-000000049
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.1 GHz 3.0 GHz
Die size 2x 763 mm²
L1 cache 80 KB (per core) 1 MB
L2 cache 2 MB (per core) 8 MB
L3 cache 60 MB (shared) 128 MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 85°C
Maximum core temperature 95°C
Maximum frequency 4.1 GHz 3.3 GHz
Number of cores 32 16
Number of threads 64 32
Unlocked

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5 DDR4-3200
Max memory channels 8
Maximum memory bandwidth 190.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size 4 TB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2
Sockets supported 4677 SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 205 Watt 155 Watt
Socket Count 1P

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™)