Intel Xeon Gold 6548Y+ vs AMD EPYC 7662

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6548Y+ 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6548Y+

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 9 month(s) later
  • Around 24% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2446 vs 2089
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 14 Dec 2023 vs 19 Feb 2020
Maximum frequency 4.1 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
L2 cache 2 MB (per core) vs 32 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2446 vs 2089

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7662

  • 32 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 32
  • 64 more threads: 128 vs 64
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 10 nm
  • 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 11% lower typical power consumption: 225 Watt vs 250 Watt
  • Around 14% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 97178 vs 85587
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 64 vs 32
Number of threads 128 vs 64
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm, 14 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache 4 MB vs 80 KB (per core)
L3 cache 256 MB vs 60 MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 225 Watt vs 250 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 97178 vs 85587

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6548Y+
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7662

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2446
2089
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
85587
97178
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6548Y+ AMD EPYC 7662
PassMark - Single thread mark 2446 2089
PassMark - CPU mark 85587 97178

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6548Y+ AMD EPYC 7662

Essentials

Launch date 14 Dec 2023 19 Feb 2020
Launch price (MSRP) $3726
Place in performance rating 128 129
Architecture codename Zen 3
OPN PIB 100-100000137WOF
OPN Tray 100-000000137
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.5 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 60 MB (shared) 256 MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 83°C
Maximum core temperature 97°C
Maximum frequency 4.1 GHz 3.3 GHz
Number of cores 32 64
Number of threads 64 128
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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) 250 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™)