AMD EPYC 72F3 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6342

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 72F3 and Intel Xeon Gold 6342 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 72F3

Intel Xeon Gold 6342

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 72F3

Around 17% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
7.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 28% lower typical power consumption: 180 Watt vs 230 Watt
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3034 vs 2344

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm
L3 cache	256 MB vs 36 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt vs 230 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3034 vs 2344

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6342

16 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 8
32 more threads: 48 vs 16
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 72919 vs 50017

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 8
Number of threads	48 vs 16
L1 cache	1.5 MB vs 512 KB
L2 cache	24 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	72919 vs 50017

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 72F3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6342

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3034

2344

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

50017

72919

Name	AMD EPYC 72F3	Intel Xeon Gold 6342
PassMark - Single thread mark	3034	2344
PassMark - CPU mark	50017	72919

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 72F3	Intel Xeon Gold 6342
Essentials
Architecture codename	Milan	Ice Lake
Launch date	15 Mar 2021	6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$2468	$2529
Place in performance rating	236	231
Processor Number		6342
Series		3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	2.80 GHz
Die size	81 mm²
L1 cache	512 KB	1.5 MB
L2 cache	4 MB	24 MB
L3 cache	256 MB	36 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	10 nm
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	8	24
Number of threads	16	48
Transistor count	33200 million
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		81°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	8
Supported memory frequency	3200 MHz	3200 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size		6 TB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	165-200 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt	230 Watt
Package Size		77.5mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	64
PCI Express revision	4.0	4.0
Scalability		2S
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
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® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)