AMD EPYC 9375F vs Intel Xeon 6741P Comparison

Where Each One Wins

The Intel Xeon 6741P is the clear volume leader in this matchup, taking 14 of the 17 recorded head-to-head tests. Its wins cluster in heavily threaded workloads, data movement, and encryption. The Cinebench suite is a clean sweep for Intel: in R15, R20, and R23, both single-core and multi-core tests go to the Xeon by a consistent 5.1% margin. That uniformity suggests the Intel part simply has a higher sustained all-core ceiling in render-style workloads, not a workload-specific quirk.

The larger Intel wins come in PassMark's math and physics tests. Floating point math shows a 37.6% advantage, integer math is 18.1% ahead, and physics is a 54% blowout. Data compression and encryption also favor Intel heavily, at 21.4% and 21.9% respectively. These are the workloads where the Xeon's 48 cores and 96 threads can flex against the EPYC's 32 cores and 64 threads.

The AMD EPYC 9375F wins three tests, and they are telling. Single-thread performance is its strongest suit: PassMark single thread shows 3762 versus 3195, a 15.1% lead. Prime number finding also goes AMD's way, with a 1397 score against 1242, an 11.1% edge. Those two wins point to a core design that is substantially faster per thread, which is exactly what the higher boost clock and newer Zen 5 architecture would suggest. The EPYC also holds its own in raw multithreaded PassMark, losing only 5.1% despite having 16 fewer cores and 32 fewer threads.

For a practical use-case split: pick the Intel Xeon 6741P for render farms, database compression, encryption-heavy tasks, and any workload that scales across many cores. Pick the AMD EPYC 9375F for lightly threaded applications, front-end servers, or workloads where single-thread latency matters more than aggregate throughput. The EPYC's single-thread lead is large enough to matter in real-time processing and high-frequency trading scenarios.

FAQ

Q: Which processor has better single-core performance?

A: The AMD EPYC 9375F wins PassMark single thread with a score of 3762 versus 3195 for the Intel Xeon 6741P, a 15.1% advantage. Cinebench single-core tests tell a different story, however: Intel wins R15, R20, and R23 single-core by 5.1% each, so the answer depends on the benchmark suite.

Q: How big is the core count difference?

A: The Intel Xeon 6741P has 48 cores and 96 threads. The AMD EPYC 9375F has 32 cores and 64 threads. That is a 16-core, 32-thread difference in Intel's favor.

Q: Is the Xeon always faster in multi-core workloads?

A: In the recorded data, the Xeon wins all three Cinebench multi-core tests by 5.1% and PassMark multithread by 5.1%. However, in PassMark find prime numbers, the EPYC wins by 11.1%, so the Xeon is not universally faster in every multithreaded test.

Q: What about memory bandwidth?

A: The AMD EPYC 9375F supports twelve-channel DDR5 with a memory bandwidth of 576.0 GB/s. The Intel Xeon 6741P has eight-channel DDR5 with 409.6 GB/s. AMD has a 166.4 GB/s advantage in theoretical bandwidth.

Q: Which processor has a higher boost clock?

A: The AMD EPYC 9375F boosts to 4.80 GHz, while the Intel Xeon 6741P boosts to 3.80 GHz. That 1.00 GHz difference explains much of AMD's single-thread advantage.

Q: Do both support ECC memory?

A: Yes, both the Intel Xeon 6741P and the AMD EPYC 9375F support ECC memory. Both also support DDR5 and PCIe Gen 5.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The most striking result in the entire comparison is PassMark physics. The Xeon scores 13890 against the EPYC's 9019, a 54% delta. This is the single largest margin in any test, and it reflects the raw core-count advantage that Intel brings to heavily parallel physics simulations. No other benchmark comes close to this gap.

Floating point math is the second-largest Intel win. The Xeon posts 358423 versus 260392, a 37.6% lead. This test often tracks AVX-512-style vector throughput, and the Intel architecture appears to have a decisive edge here. Integer math is also strongly Intel-favored at 458058 versus 387901, an 18.1% margin.

Data compression and encryption both favor Intel by roughly 21% to 22%. Compression scores are 1816408 versus 1496149 (21.4%), and encryption is 89746 versus 73634 (21.9%). These are real-world server workloads, so the Xeon's advantage here matters for database and storage applications. Extended instructions also go Intel's way at 142682 versus 128296, an 11.2% lead.

The Cinebench results are remarkably consistent. Every single one, R15, R20, and R23, in both single-core and multi-core, shows a 5.1% Intel advantage. The multi-core scores are 8624 versus 8205 (R15), 35935 versus 34188 (R20), and 85561 versus 81402 (R23). The single-core scores are 1217 versus 1158, 5073 versus 4826, and 12079 versus 11492. This consistency suggests a fixed architectural efficiency difference in rendering workloads.

Random string sorting is a modest Intel win at 177322 versus 161091, a 10.1% margin. PassMark multithread shows a 5.1% Intel lead at 100660 versus 95768.

The AMD wins are concentrated, not spread. Prime number finding goes AMD's way by 11.1% (1397 versus 1242). The single-thread PassMark test is AMD's largest win at 15.1% (3762 versus 3195). Notably, the EPYC wins these despite losing Cinebench single-core by 5.1%, which indicates the PassMark single-thread test stresses different aspects of the core design.

Specification Differences

The core and thread counts are the most obvious divergence. Intel offers 48 cores and 96 threads; AMD offers 32 cores and 64 threads. Clock speeds also differ substantially. The AMD EPYC 9375F has a 3.85 GHz base clock and a 4.80 GHz boost clock. The Intel Xeon 6741P has a 2.50 GHz base clock and a 3.80 GHz boost clock. AMD leads by 1.35 GHz at base and 1.00 GHz at boost.

Thermal design power differs slightly. The Intel part is rated at 300 W TDP, while the AMD part is rated at 320 W. The sockets are incompatible: Intel uses Socket 4710, AMD uses Socket SP5. Memory channels differ significantly, with AMD supporting twelve channels versus Intel's eight. This gives AMD a memory bandwidth advantage of 576.0 GB/s versus 409.6 GB/s.

PCIe lane counts are close but not identical. Intel provides 136 Gen 5 lanes, AMD provides 128 Gen 5 lanes. The process nodes differ: Intel uses a 5 nm process, AMD uses a 4 nm process from TSMC. The release dates are also different, with the AMD part launching in October 2024 and the Intel part in February 2025.

The launch MSRP for the Intel Xeon 6741P is $4421. The launch MSRP for the AMD EPYC 9375F is $5306.

Architecture Differences

The Intel Xeon 6741P is built on Granite Rapids architecture, specifically the Granite Rapids-SP generation. It uses a 5 nm process manufactured by Intel. The die is composed of two 598 mm² tiles. Cache is allocated per core: 112 KB of L1 per core, 2 MB of L2 per core, and 288 MB of shared L3 cache. The total L3 is substantial, giving Intel a 32 MB advantage over AMD's shared L3.

The AMD EPYC 9375F uses Zen 5 architecture, codenamed Turin, and belongs to the EPYC 9005 series. It is built on a 4 nm process at TSMC. The die consists of eight 70.6 mm² chiplets, and the processor has 66,520 million transistors. Cache is smaller per core: 80 KB of L1, 1 MB of L2, and 256 MB of shared L3. The chiplet design is fundamentally different from Intel's larger monolithic-plus-tile approach.

These architectural choices explain the benchmark results. Intel's larger L3 cache and higher core count drive its multi-threaded wins. AMD's smaller, higher-clocked chiplets and 4 nm process give it the single-thread edge. The 66,520 million transistor count on AMD reflects a denser process, while Intel's 2x 598 mm² die size indicates a larger, less dense implementation.

Memory architecture also differs beyond channels. Both support DDR5 and ECC, but AMD's twelve-channel implementation provides 576.0 GB/s of bandwidth versus Intel's 409.6 GB/s. For memory-bound workloads, that 40% bandwidth advantage could offset some of Intel's core-count lead, though the recorded benchmarks do not show AMD winning any memory-sensitive tests.

The Verdict

The data supports a clear split decision based on workload type. The Intel Xeon 6741P wins 14 of 17 benchmarks and should be the default choice for multi-threaded, throughput-oriented server workloads. Its 48 cores, 288 MB of L3 cache, and 54% physics lead make it the stronger render, database, and encryption processor. The 21.4% compression advantage and 21.9% encryption advantage are directly relevant to storage and security applications.

The AMD EPYC 9375F is the pick when single-thread performance is the priority. Its 15.1% PassMark single-thread lead and 11.1% prime-number advantage show a faster core design. The 4.80 GHz boost clock and 576.0 GB/s memory bandwidth make it attractive for latency-sensitive, lightly threaded applications. The twelve-channel memory controller could also matter in workloads that the current benchmark set does not fully capture.

For a typical database server running mixed workloads, the Intel part's 14-win record makes it the safer bet. For a front-end web server or a high-frequency trading platform where single-thread latency dominates, the AMD part's per-core speed is more valuable. Both processors sit in the 98th and 99th percentiles of all CPUs, so neither is a weak choice. The Intel Xeon 6741P is the volume performance leader, and the AMD EPYC 9375F is the specialist for single-thread-critical tasks.