AMD EPYC 7302 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6254

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7302 and Intel Xeon Gold 6254 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 7302

Intel Xeon Gold 6254

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7302

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
5.2x 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 29% lower typical power consumption: 155 Watt vs 200 Watt

Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs 2 Apr 2019
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache	128 MB vs 24.75 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	155 Watt vs 200 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6254

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 16
4 more threads: 36 vs 32
Around 21% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Around 13% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2338 vs 1936
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 53981 vs 51405

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 16
Number of threads	36 vs 32
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
L1 cache	1.125 MB vs 1 MB
L2 cache	18 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2338 vs 1936
PassMark - CPU mark	53981 vs 51405

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7302
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6254

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1936

2338

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

51405

53981

Name	AMD EPYC 7302	Intel Xeon Gold 6254
PassMark - Single thread mark	1936	2338
PassMark - CPU mark	51405	53981

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7302	Intel Xeon Gold 6254
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Cascade Lake
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	2 Apr 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$978	$3803
OPN PIB	100-100000043WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000043
Place in performance rating	522	338
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.0 GHz	3.10 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB	1.125 MB
L2 cache	8 MB	18 MB
L3 cache	128 MB	24.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	16	18
Number of threads	32	36
Unlocked
Bus Speed		4 × 8 GT/s
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		82 °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	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)	155 Watt	200 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	48
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8
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
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
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® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)