Intel Xeon Platinum 8462Y+ vs AMD EPYC 9474F

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8462Y+ and AMD EPYC 9474F processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8462Y+

AMD EPYC 9474F

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8462Y+

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
245760x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 300 Watt vs 360 Watt
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 111884 vs 105003

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 10 Nov 2022
L2 cache	2MB (per core) vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	60 MB vs 256MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	300 Watt vs 360 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	111884 vs 105003

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9474F

16 more cores, run more applications at once: 48 vs 32
32 more threads: 96 vs 64
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
Around 20% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3183 vs 3085

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	48 vs 32
Number of threads	96 vs 64
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 80K (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3183 vs 3085

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8462Y+
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 9474F

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3085

3183

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

111884

105003

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8462Y+	AMD EPYC 9474F
PassMark - Single thread mark	3085	3183
PassMark - CPU mark	111884	105003

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8462Y+	AMD EPYC 9474F
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	Zen 4 (Genoa)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	10 Nov 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$5945
Place in performance rating	17	18
Processor Number	8462Y+
Series	4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	3.6 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	1MB (per core)
L3 cache	60 MB	256MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	5 nm
Maximum core temperature	81
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz	4.1 GHz
Number of cores	32	48
Number of threads	64	96
Die size		8x 72 mm²
Transistor count		52,560 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	8
Maximum memory size	4 TB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s 1DPC, Up to DDR5 4400 MT/s 2DPC,	DDR5-4800 MHz, Twelve-channel
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4677	SP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	300 Watt	360 Watt
Configurable TDP		320-400 W
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	80
PCI Express revision	5
Scalability	2S
PCIe configurations		Gen 5, 128 Lanes, (CPU only)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel AMX, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)