AMD EPYC 7261 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6544Y

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We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC 7261 with 8 cores 2.5GHz and Intel Xeon Gold 6544Y with 16 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD EPYC 7261 's Advantages

Lower TDP (170W vs 270W)

Intel Xeon Gold 6544Y 's Advantages

Released 5 years and 6 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-5200 vs DDR4-2666)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3)

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 2.5GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (45MB vs 32MB)

Score

AMD EPYC 7261

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Intel Xeon Gold 6544Y

General Parameters

Jun 2018

Release Date

Dec 2023

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Naples

Core Architecture

Emerald Rapids

AMD Socket SP3

Socket

Intel Socket 4677

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

EPYC (Zen (Naples))

Generation

Xeon Gold (Emerald Rapids-SP)

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

AMD Socket SP3

Socket

Intel Socket 4677

170 W

Power Consumption

270 W

81 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

75 °C

GlobalFoundries

Foundry

Intel

213 mm²

Die Size

2x763 mm²

FCLGA-4094

Package

FC-LGA16A

CPU Performance

2.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

2.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.1 GHz

8

Total Core Count

16

Total Thread Count

32

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

25.0

Multiplier

36.0

96 K per core

L1 Cache

80 KB per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

2 MB per core

32 MB shared

L3 Cache

45 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

2

-

AVX-512 FMA Ports

2

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR5-5200

8

Max Memory Channels

8

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

5

-

PCIe Lanes

80

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