Intel Xeon Gold 6548Y+ vs AMD EPYC 7663

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6548Y+ 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6548Y+

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • Around 17% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
  • 2.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 85587 vs 82087
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 14 Dec 2023 vs 15 Mar 2021
Maximum frequency 4.1 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
L2 cache 2 MB (per core) vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 85587 vs 82087

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7663

  • 24 more cores, run more applications at once: 56 vs 32
  • 48 more threads: 112 vs 64
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
  • Around 40% 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 4% lower typical power consumption: 240 Watt vs 250 Watt
  • Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2606 vs 2446
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 56 vs 32
Number of threads 112 vs 64
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 60 MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 240 Watt vs 250 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2606 vs 2446

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6548Y+
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7663

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2446
2606
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
85587
82087
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6548Y+ AMD EPYC 7663
PassMark - Single thread mark 2446 2606
PassMark - CPU mark 85587 82087

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6548Y+ AMD EPYC 7663

Essentials

Launch date 14 Dec 2023 15 Mar 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $3726 $6366
Place in performance rating 128 119

Performance

Base frequency 2.5 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 60 MB (shared) 256 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 83°C
Maximum core temperature 97°C
Maximum frequency 4.1 GHz 3.5 GHz
Number of cores 32 56
Number of threads 64 112
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) 250 Watt 240 Watt
Configurable TDP 225 Watt

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only) Gen 4, 128 Lanes, (CPU only)