AMD EPYC 3451 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6212U

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 3451 and Intel Xeon Gold 6212U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD EPYC 3451

Intel Xeon Gold 6212U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 3451

Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 90°C
Around 65% lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 165 Watt

Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 90°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt vs 165 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6212U

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 16
16 more threads: 48 vs 32
Around 30% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3 GHz
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
1171456x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2013 vs 1700
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 27470 vs 19532

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 April 2019 vs 21 Feb 2018
Number of cores	24 vs 16
Number of threads	48 vs 32
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3 GHz
L2 cache	24 MB vs 512K (per core)
L3 cache	35.75 MB vs 32MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2013 vs 1700
PassMark - CPU mark	27470 vs 19532

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 3451
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6212U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1700

2013

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19532

27470

Name	AMD EPYC 3451	Intel Xeon Gold 6212U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1700	2013
PassMark - CPU mark	19532	27470

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 3451	Intel Xeon Gold 6212U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen (Snowy Owl)	Cascade Lake
Launch date	21 Feb 2018	2 April 2019
Place in performance rating	1091	814
Launch price (MSRP)		$2000
Processor Number		6212U
Series		2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.15 GHz	2.40 GHz
Die size	2x 213 mm²
L1 cache	96K (per core)	1.5 MB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	24 MB
L3 cache	32MB (shared)	35.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	90°C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	16	24
Number of threads	32	48
Transistor count	4,800 million
Unlocked
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666 MHz, Dual-channel	DDR4-2933
Max memory channels		6
Maximum memory bandwidth		131.13 GB/s
Maximum memory size		1 TB
Supported memory frequency		2933 MHz
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	80-100 W
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	AMD BGA SP4r2	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	165 Watt
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 64 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		48
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)