Intel Xeon Silver 4509Y vs AMD EPYC 8324P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4509Y and AMD EPYC 8324P 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 Silver 4509Y

AMD EPYC 8324P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4509Y

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
Around 37% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 180 Watt
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2774 vs 2367

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 Dec 2023 vs 18 Sep 2023
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 3 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2774 vs 2367

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 8324P

24 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 8
48 more threads: 64 vs 16
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 10 nm
3.2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
5.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 37% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 57127 vs 41561

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 8
Number of threads	64 vs 16
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core) vs 2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB (shared) vs 22.5 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	57127 vs 41561

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4509Y
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 8324P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2774

2367

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

41561

57127

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4509Y	AMD EPYC 8324P
PassMark - Single thread mark	2774	2367
PassMark - CPU mark	41561	57127

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4509Y	AMD EPYC 8324P
Essentials
Launch date	14 Dec 2023	18 Sep 2023
Launch price (MSRP)	$563	$1895
Place in performance rating	417	418
Performance
Base frequency	2.6 GHz	2.65 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	22.5 MB (shared)	128 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	5 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	84°C	75°C
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	8	32
Number of threads	16	64
Unlocked
Die size		4x 73 mm²
Transistor count		35,500 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR5
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Sockets supported	4677	SP6
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	180 Watt
Configurable TDP		155-225 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)	Gen 5, 96 Lanes, (CPU only)