Intel Xeon Gold 6346 vs AMD EPYC 8124P

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We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon Gold 6346 with 16 cores 3.1GHz and AMD EPYC 8124P with 16 cores 2.45GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon Gold 6346 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.1GHz vs 2.45GHz)

AMD EPYC 8124P 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 5 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-4800 vs DDR4-3200)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 4)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 36MB)

Lower TDP (125W vs 205W)

Score

Intel Xeon Gold 6346

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AMD EPYC 8124P

General Parameters

Apr 2021

Release Date

Sep 2023

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Server

Type

Server

Ice Lake-SP

Core Architecture

Siena

Intel Socket 4189

Socket

AMD Socket SP6

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon Gold (Ice Lake-SP)

Generation

EPYC (Zen 4c (Siena))

Package

-

Transistor Count

17.75 billions

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

Intel Socket 4189

Socket

AMD Socket SP6

205 W

Power Consumption

125 W

78 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

75 °C

Intel

Foundry

TSMC

-

Die Size

2x73 mm²

-

I/O Process Size

6 nm

-

I/O Die Size

397 mm²

FC-LGA4189

Package

FC-LGA4844

CPU Performance

3.1 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.45 GHz

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3 GHz

16

Total Core Count

16

32

Total Thread Count

32

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

31.0

Multiplier

24.5

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

36 MB shared

L3 Cache

64 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR5-4800

8

Max Memory Channels

6

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

4

PCIe Version

5

64

PCIe Lanes

96

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