AMD EPYC 7252 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6242

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7252 and Intel Xeon Gold 6242 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 6242

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7252

CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
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

Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs 2 April 2019
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 6242

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
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2197 vs 2095
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 37742 vs 34911

Specifications (specs)
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
L2 cache	16 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2197 vs 2095
PassMark - CPU mark	37742 vs 34911

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7252
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6242

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2095

2197

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

34911

37742

Name	AMD EPYC 7252	Intel Xeon Gold 6242
PassMark - Single thread mark	2095	2197
PassMark - CPU mark	34911	37742

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7252	Intel Xeon Gold 6242
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Cascade Lake
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	2 April 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$475	$2529
OPN PIB	100-100000080WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000080
Place in performance rating	759	690
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		Xeon Gold
Processor Number		6242
Series		6200
Performance
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	2.80 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	1 MB
L2 cache	4 MB	16 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
64 bit support
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		85 °C
Number of QPI Links		3
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s	131.13 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
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	48
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8	1x16, x8, x4
Scalability		4S
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
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
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® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)