AMD EPYC 7302P vs Intel Xeon Gold 6212U

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7302P and Intel Xeon Gold 6212U 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 7302P

Intel Xeon Gold 6212U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7302P

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
3.6x 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 6% lower typical power consumption: 155 Watt vs 165 Watt
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 32626 vs 27470

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs 2 April 2019
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache	128 MB vs 35.75 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	155 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	32626 vs 27470

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6212U

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 16
16 more threads: 48 vs 32
Around 18% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2013 vs 1877

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 16
Number of threads	48 vs 32
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB vs 1 MB
L2 cache	24 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2013 vs 1877

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7302P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6212U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1877

2013

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

32626

27470

Name	AMD EPYC 7302P	Intel Xeon Gold 6212U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1877	2013
PassMark - CPU mark	32626	27470

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7302P	Intel Xeon Gold 6212U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Cascade Lake
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	2 April 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$825	$2000
OPN PIB	100-100000049WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000049
Place in performance rating	898	912
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		6212U
Series		2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.0 GHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB	1.5 MB
L2 cache	8 MB	24 MB
L3 cache	128 MB	35.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	16	24
Number of threads	32	48
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		90°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		0
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
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	155 Watt	165 Watt
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		1S Only
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® 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)