Xeon Gold 6442Y vs EPYC 7763

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 7763
2021
64 cores / 128 threads, 280 Watt
53.23
+45.8%
Xeon Gold 6442Y
2023
24 cores / 48 threads, 225 Watt
36.50

EPYC 7763 outperforms Xeon Gold 6442Y by a considerable 46% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7763 and Xeon Gold 6442Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2597
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.3251.89
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCno data
Power efficiency17.9915.35
Architecture codenameMilan (2021−2023)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date15 March 2021 (3 years ago)10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$7,890$2,065

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6442Y has 1463% better value for money than EPYC 7763.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7763 and Xeon Gold 6442Y 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 cores64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads12848
Base clock speed2.45 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz4 GHz
Multiplier24.5no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache256 MB (shared)60 MB
Chip lithography7 nm+Intel 7 nm
Die size8x 81 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data79 °C
Number of transistors33,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7763 and Xeon Gold 6442Y 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 configuration22
SocketSP3FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)280 Watt225 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7763 and Xeon Gold 6442Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

EPYC 7763 and Xeon Gold 6442Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7763 and Xeon Gold 6442Y are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7763 and Xeon Gold 6442Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size4 TiB4 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
Maximum memory bandwidth204.795 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7763 and Xeon Gold 6442Y.

PCIe version4.05
PCI Express lanes12880

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.

EPYC 7763 53.23
+45.8%
Xeon Gold 6442Y 36.50

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.

EPYC 7763 84557
+45.8%
Xeon Gold 6442Y 57986

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

EPYC 7763 1344
Xeon Gold 6442Y 1996
+48.5%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

EPYC 7763 10361
Xeon Gold 6442Y 17199
+66%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 53.23 36.50
Recency 15 March 2021 10 January 2023
Physical cores 64 24
Threads 128 48
Power consumption (TDP) 280 Watt 225 Watt

EPYC 7763 has a 45.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 166.7% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads.

Xeon Gold 6442Y, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 24.4% lower power consumption.

The EPYC 7763 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6442Y in performance tests.


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