AMD EPYC 7313P vs Intel Xeon Gold 6254

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7313P 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 7313P

Intel Xeon Gold 6254

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7313P

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 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
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2681 vs 2350

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	15 Mar 2021 vs 2 Apr 2019
Manufacturing process technology	7 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
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2681 vs 2350

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 8% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.7 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 28% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 53275 vs 41609

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 16
Number of threads	36 vs 32
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
L1 cache	1.125 MB vs 1 MB
L2 cache	18 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	53275 vs 41609

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7313P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6254

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2681

2350

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

41609

53275

Name	AMD EPYC 7313P	Intel Xeon Gold 6254
PassMark - Single thread mark	2681	2350
PassMark - CPU mark	41609	53275

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7313P	Intel Xeon Gold 6254
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Cascade Lake
Launch date	15 Mar 2021	2 Apr 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$913	$3803
OPN PIB	100-100000339WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000339
Place in performance rating	430	415
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
Maximum frequency	3.7 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	190.73 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
Configurable TDP	155-180 Watt
Socket Count	1P
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
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)