AMD EPYC 7302 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6148

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7302 and Intel Xeon Gold 6148 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7302

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
  • 5.3x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 768 GB
  • Around 11% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 51573 vs 46555
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size 4 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 51573 vs 46555

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6148

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 16
  • 8 more threads: 40 vs 32
  • Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
  • Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 155 Watt
  • Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2105 vs 1943
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 20 vs 16
Number of threads 40 vs 32
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 Watt vs 155 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2105 vs 1943

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7302
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6148

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1943
2105
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
51573
46555
Name AMD EPYC 7302 Intel Xeon Gold 6148
PassMark - Single thread mark 1943 2105
PassMark - CPU mark 51573 46555

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 7302 Intel Xeon Gold 6148

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Skylake
Launch date 7 Aug 2019 Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP) $978
OPN PIB 100-100000043WOF
OPN Tray 100-000000043
Place in performance rating 618 610
Vertical segment Server Server
Processor Number 6148
Series Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 3.0 GHz 2.40 GHz
L1 cache 1 MB
L2 cache 8 MB
L3 cache 128 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm, 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 3.3 GHz 3.70 GHz
Number of cores 16 20
Number of threads 32 40
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature 86°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 3

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 8 6
Maximum memory bandwidth 204.8 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) 155 Watt 150 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
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
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
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® 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)