Xeon Gold 6438Y+ vs EPYC 7662
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 7662 outperforms Xeon Gold 6438Y+ by a moderate 15% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 79 | 111 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 11.26 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | AMD EPYC | no data |
| Power efficiency | 7.74 | 7.36 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Zen 2 (2017−2020) | Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 19 February 2020 (5 years ago) | 10 January 2023 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $3,141 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
EPYC 7662 and Xeon Gold 6438Y+ basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core) | 32 (Dotriaconta-Core) |
| Threads | 128 | 64 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Multiplier | 20 | no data |
| L1 cache | 4 MB | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 32 MB | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 256 MB | 60 MB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm, 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 85 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on EPYC 7662 and Xeon Gold 6438Y+ compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | no data | 2 |
| Socket | Socket SP3 | 4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 205 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7662 and Xeon Gold 6438Y+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Security technologies
EPYC 7662 and Xeon Gold 6438Y+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7662 and Xeon Gold 6438Y+ are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7662 and Xeon Gold 6438Y+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR5-4800 |
| Maximum memory size | 4 TiB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 8 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 204.763 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7662 and Xeon Gold 6438Y+.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 80 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 40.92 | 35.46 |
| Recency | 19 February 2020 | 10 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 64 | 32 |
| Threads | 128 | 64 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 205 Watt |
EPYC 7662 has a 15.4% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
Xeon Gold 6438Y+, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 9.8% lower power consumption.
The AMD EPYC 7662 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+ in performance tests.
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