AMD Epyc 7642 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6338T

Let's find out which one of Intel Xeon Gold 6338T and AMD Epyc 7642 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Intel Xeon Gold 6338T AMD Epyc 7642
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Family
  Intel Xeon Gold AMD Epyc
• Generation
  3 2
• CPU group
  Intel Xeon Gold 5300/6300 AMD Epyc 7002
• Successor
  -- AMD Epyc 7643

In this block we are going to compare Intel Xeon Gold 6338T vs AMD Epyc 7642 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  2.10 GHz 2.30 GHz
• CPU Cores
  24 48
• Turbo (1 Core)
  3.40 GHz 3.30 GHz
• CPU Threads
  48 96
• Hyperthreading
  Yes Yes
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Xeon Gold 6338T and AMD Epyc 7642 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  no iGPU no iGPU
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Xeon Gold 6338T and AMD Epyc 7642. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  No No
• VP9
  No No
• VP8
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No No
• VC-1
  No No
• JPEG
  No No

To choose the best model between Intel Xeon Gold 6338T and AMD Epyc 7642 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR4-3200 DDR4-3200
• Max. Memory
  6144 GB
• ECC
  Yes Yes
• Memory channels
  8 8
• PCIe version
  4.0 4.0
• PCIe lanes
  64 128

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Intel Xeon Gold 6338T and AMD Epyc 7642.

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Xeon Gold 6338T or AMD Epyc 7642? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  165 W 225 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Xeon Gold 6338T and AMD Epyc 7642 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d AMD-V, SVM
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
• L3-Cache
  36.00 MB 256.00 MB
• Architecture
  Ice Lake Rome (Zen 2)
• Technology
  10 nm 7 nm
• Socket
  LGA 4189 SP3
• Release date
  Q2/2021 Q3/2019

List of devices based on Intel Xeon Gold 6338T and AMD Epyc 7642.

• Used in
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