AMD EPYC 7402 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6143

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7402 and Intel Xeon Gold 6143 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 7402

Intel Xeon Gold 6143

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7402

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 16
16 more threads: 48 vs 32
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 14% lower typical power consumption: 180 Watt vs 205 Watt
Around 35% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 62858 vs 46473

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 16
Number of threads	48 vs 32
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 768 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	62858 vs 46473

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6143

Around 19% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2392 vs 1931

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2392 vs 1931

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7402
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6143

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1931

2392

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

62858

46473

Name	AMD EPYC 7402	Intel Xeon Gold 6143
PassMark - Single thread mark	1931	2392
PassMark - CPU mark	62858	46473

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7402	Intel Xeon Gold 6143
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Skylake
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$1250
OPN PIB	100-100000048WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000048
Place in performance rating	397	407
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		6143
Series		Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	2.80 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB
L2 cache	12 MB
L3 cache	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	24	16
Number of threads	48	32
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		74°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
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
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt	205 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		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)