AMD EPYC 7252 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6137

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7252 and Intel Xeon Gold 6137 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD EPYC 7252

Intel Xeon Gold 6137

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7252

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
2.6x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
5.3x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 768 GB
Around 71% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 205 Watt
Around 68% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 32437 vs 19365

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache	64 MB vs 25 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 768 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	32437 vs 19365

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6137

Around 28% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2499 vs 1948

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2499 vs 1948

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7252
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6137

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1948

2499

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

32437

19365

Name	AMD EPYC 7252	Intel Xeon Gold 6137
PassMark - Single thread mark	1948	2499
PassMark - CPU mark	32437	19365

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7252	Intel Xeon Gold 6137
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Skylake
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$475
OPN PIB	100-100000080WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000080
Place in performance rating	861	792
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		6137
Series		Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	3.90 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	4 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	25 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	4.10 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	16	16
Unlocked
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2666
Supported memory frequency		2666 MHz
Compatibility
Socket Count	1P/2P
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	205 Watt
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	48
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8
Scalability		S4S
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)