Intel Xeon Gold 6346 vs AMD 3015Ce

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Intel Xeon Gold 6346 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD 3015Ce
Intel Xeon Gold 6346 AMD 3015Ce

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Gold 6346 or AMD 3015Ce - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6346 has 16 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. Up to 6144 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6346 was released in Q2/2021.

The AMD 3015Ce has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The AMD 3015Ce was released in Q2/2021.
Intel Xeon Gold (163) Family AMD E (23)
Intel Xeon Gold 5300/6300 (21) CPU group AMD 3000e/Ce (3)
3 Generation 4
Ice Lake Architecture Dali (Zen)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 6346 has 16 CPU cores and can calculate 32 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6346 is 3.10 GHz (3.60 GHz) while the AMD 3015Ce has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD 3015Ce is at 1.20 GHz (2.30 GHz).
Intel Xeon Gold 6346 Characteristic AMD 3015Ce
16 Cores 2
32 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.10 GHz Frequency 1.20 GHz
3.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.30 GHz
3.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
Intel Xeon Gold 6346 Characteristic AMD 3015Ce
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon Gold 6346 or AMD 3015Ce has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge)
GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation 8
Technology 14 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 3
-- Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon Gold 6346 can use up to 6144 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 204.8 GB/s. The AMD 3015Ce supports up to 16 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 12.8 GB/s.
Intel Xeon Gold 6346 Characteristic AMD 3015Ce
DDR4-3200 Memory DDR4-1600
6144 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
204.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 12.8 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 1.00 MB
36.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 3.0
64 PCIe lanes 12
126.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 11.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon Gold 6346 is 205 W, while the AMD 3015Ce has a TDP of 6 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Xeon Gold 6346 Characteristic AMD 3015Ce
205 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 6 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6346 is manufactured in 10 nm and has 36.00 MB cache. The AMD 3015Ce is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 5.00 MB cache.
Intel Xeon Gold 6346 Characteristic AMD 3015Ce
10 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
LGA 4189 Socket FT5
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems
Q2/2021 Release date Q2/2021
2300 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Gold 6346 (100%)
AMD 3015Ce (44%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Gold 6346 (100%)
AMD 3015Ce (7%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon Gold 6346 Intel Xeon Gold 6346
16C 32T @ 3.60 GHz
1233 (100%)
AMD 3015Ce AMD 3015Ce
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
544 (44%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon Gold 6346 Intel Xeon Gold 6346
16C 32T @ 3.60 GHz
15244 (100%)
AMD 3015Ce AMD 3015Ce
2C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
1096 (7%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Xeon Gold 6346 Intel Xeon Gold 6346
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD 3015Ce AMD 3015Ce
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 0.60 GHz
230 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Xeon Gold 6346 Intel Xeon Gold 6346
16C 32T @ 3.60 GHz
37728 (100%)
AMD 3015Ce AMD 3015Ce
2C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Xeon Gold 6346 AMD 3015Ce
Unknown Unknown

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