Intel Xeon Gold 6538N vs AMD EPYC 7702P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6538N and AMD EPYC 7702P 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Gold 6538N

AMD EPYC 7702P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6538N

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 22% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Launch date	14 Dec 2023 vs 7 Aug 2019
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB (per core) vs 32 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7702P

32 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 32
64 more threads: 128 vs 64
Around 60% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 205 Watt
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2073 vs 1725
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 61070 vs 44895

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	64 vs 32
Number of threads	128 vs 64
L1 cache	4 MB vs 80 KB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB vs 60 MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2073 vs 1725
PassMark - CPU mark	61070 vs 44895

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6538N
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7702P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1725

2073

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

44895

61070

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6538N	AMD EPYC 7702P
PassMark - Single thread mark	1725	2073
PassMark - CPU mark	44895	61070
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		779
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		11436

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6538N	AMD EPYC 7702P
Essentials
Launch date	14 Dec 2023	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$3351	$4425
Place in performance rating	779	794
Architecture codename		Zen 2
Family		EPYC
Processor Number		7702P
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	2 GHz
Die size	2x 763 mm²
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	4 MB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	32 MB
L3 cache	60 MB (shared)	256 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	85°C
Maximum core temperature	95°C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	3.35 GHz
Number of cores	32	64
Number of threads	64	128
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	1
Sockets supported	4677	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	200 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)	x16, x8
Max number of PCIe lanes		128
PCI Express revision		4.0