Intel Xeon Gold 6421N vs EPYC 4245P
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon Gold 6421N with 32 cores 1.8GHz and EPYC 4245P with 6 cores 3.9GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Xeon Gold 6421N 's Advantages
Larger L3 cache size (60MB vs 32MB)
EPYC 4245P 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 4 months late
Higher specification of memory (5600 vs 4400)
Higher base frequency (3.9GHz vs 1.8GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 10nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 185W)
Score
General Parameters
Jan 2023
Release Date
May 2025
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Server
Type
Server
Sapphire Rapids
Core Architecture
Grado
Intel Socket 4677
Socket
AMD Socket AM5
N/A
Integrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
Xeon Gold (Sapphire Rapids-SP)
Generation
EPYC (Zen 5 (Grado))
Package
-
Transistor Count
8.315 billions
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
185 W
Power Consumption
65 W
85 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
95°C
Intel
Foundry
TSMC
-
Die Size
70.6 mm²
-
I/O Process Size
6 nm
-
I/O Die Size
122 mm²
CPU Performance
1.8 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.9 GHz
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.4 GHz
32
Total Core Count
6
64
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
18.0
Multiplier
39.0
80 K per core
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
2 MB per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
60 MB
L3 Cache
32 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
1
2
AVX-512 FMA Ports
-
Memory Parameters
DDR5-4400
Memory Types
DDR5-5600
8
Max Memory Channels
2
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
5
PCIe Version
5
80
PCIe Lanes
24
