AMD EPYC 7302P vs Intel Xeon Gold 6154

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7302P and Intel Xeon Gold 6154 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD EPYC 7302P

Intel Xeon Gold 6154

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7302P

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 1 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
5.3x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 768 GB
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 155 Watt vs 200 Watt

Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs July 2017
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache	128 MB vs 25344 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 768 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	155 Watt vs 200 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6154

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 16
4 more threads: 36 vs 32
Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.70 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 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2190 vs 1870
Around 52% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 49692 vs 32612

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 16
Number of threads	36 vs 32
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 1 MB
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2190 vs 1870
PassMark - CPU mark	49692 vs 32612

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7302P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6154

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1870

2190

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

32612

49692

Name	AMD EPYC 7302P	Intel Xeon Gold 6154
PassMark - Single thread mark	1870	2190
PassMark - CPU mark	32612	49692
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4419
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		36691

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7302P	Intel Xeon Gold 6154
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Skylake
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	July 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$825
OPN PIB	100-100000049WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000049
Place in performance rating	798	24
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$3,809
Processor Number		6154
Series		Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		2.14
Performance
Base frequency	3.0 GHz	3.00 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB	25344 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	16	18
Number of threads	32	36
Unlocked
64 bit support
Maximum core temperature		82°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Transistor count		8000 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 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
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	155 Watt	200 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		4
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)