AMD EPYC 7252 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6226R

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7252 and Intel Xeon Gold 6226R 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 6226R

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
2.9x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
4x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 1 TB
Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 150 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache	64 MB vs 22 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 150 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6226R

CPU is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 vs 16
Around 22% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 40045 vs 34911

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	24 Feb 2020 vs 7 Aug 2019
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2101 vs 2095
PassMark - CPU mark	40045 vs 34911

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7252
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6226R

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2095

2101

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

34911

40045

Name	AMD EPYC 7252	Intel Xeon Gold 6226R
PassMark - Single thread mark	2095	2101
PassMark - CPU mark	34911	40045

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7252	Intel Xeon Gold 6226R
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Cascade Lake
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	24 Feb 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$475	$1300 - $1306
OPN PIB	100-100000080WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000080
Place in performance rating	759	699
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		6226R
Series		2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	2.90 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	1 MB
L2 cache	4 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	22 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	8	16
Number of threads	16	32
Unlocked
Front-side bus (FSB)		16 MB
Maximum core temperature		85°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		2
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	1 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2933
Supported memory frequency		2933 MHz
Compatibility
Socket Count	1P/2P
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	150 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		2S
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)