Intel Xeon Gold 6548Y+ vs AMD EPYC 9124

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6548Y+ and AMD EPYC 9124 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 6548Y+

AMD EPYC 9124

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6548Y+

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
16 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 16
32 more threads: 64 vs 32
Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
2.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4194304x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
983040x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2446 vs 2346
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 85587 vs 63027

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 Dec 2023 vs 10 Nov 2022
Number of cores	32 vs 16
Number of threads	64 vs 32
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core) vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core) vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	60 MB (shared) vs 64MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2446 vs 2346
PassMark - CPU mark	85587 vs 63027

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9124

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 10 nm
Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 250 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 10 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt vs 250 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6548Y+
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 9124

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2446

2346

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

85587

63027

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6548Y+	AMD EPYC 9124
PassMark - Single thread mark	2446	2346
PassMark - CPU mark	85587	63027

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6548Y+	AMD EPYC 9124
Essentials
Launch date	14 Dec 2023	10 Nov 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$3726	$1083
Place in performance rating	118	302
Performance
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	3 GHz
Die size	2x 763 mm²	4x 72 mm²
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	1MB (per core)
L3 cache	60 MB (shared)	64MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	5 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	83°C
Maximum core temperature	97°C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	32	16
Number of threads	64	32
Unlocked
Transistor count		26,280 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR5-4800 MHz, Twelve-channel
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Sockets supported	4677	SP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	250 Watt	200 Watt
Configurable TDP		200-240 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)	Gen 5, 128 Lanes, (CPU only)