Xeon Gold 6444Y vs EPYC 7F52
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 6444Y outperforms EPYC 7F52 by a moderate 14% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing EPYC 7F52 and Xeon Gold 6444Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 198 | 146 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 5.64 | 57.74 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | AMD EPYC | no data |
| Power efficiency | 10.24 | 10.39 |
| Architecture codename | Zen 2 (2017−2020) | Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 14 April 2020 (4 years ago) | 10 January 2023 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $3,100 | $1,517 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon Gold 6444Y has 924% better value for money than EPYC 7F52.
Detailed specifications
EPYC 7F52 and Xeon Gold 6444Y 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 | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 32 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Multiplier | 35 | no data |
| L1 cache | 96 KB (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 256 MB (shared) | 45 MB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm, 14 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 74 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 75 °C |
| Number of transistors | 3,800 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on EPYC 7F52 and Xeon Gold 6444Y 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Socket | SP3 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 240 Watt | 270 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7F52 and Xeon Gold 6444Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
EPYC 7F52 and Xeon Gold 6444Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® SPS |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7F52 and Xeon Gold 6444Y are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7F52 and Xeon Gold 6444Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400 |
| Maximum memory size | 4 TiB | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | 8 | 8 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 204.763 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7F52 and Xeon Gold 6444Y.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 5 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 80 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 25.80 | 29.45 |
| Recency | 14 April 2020 | 10 January 2023 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 240 Watt | 270 Watt |
EPYC 7F52 has 12.5% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 6444Y, on the other hand, has a 14.1% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 2 years.
The Xeon Gold 6444Y is our recommended choice as it beats the EPYC 7F52 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between EPYC 7F52 and Xeon Gold 6444Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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