AMD EPYC 7402 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6254

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7402 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 7402

Intel Xeon Gold 6254

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7402

CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 18
12 more threads: 48 vs 36
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
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 11% lower typical power consumption: 180 Watt vs 200 Watt
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 64259 vs 54569

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs 2 Apr 2019
Number of cores	24 vs 18
Number of threads	48 vs 36
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	1.5 MB vs 1.125 MB
L3 cache	128 MB vs 24.75 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt vs 200 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	64259 vs 54569

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6254

Around 19% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2349 vs 1986

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
L2 cache	18 MB vs 12 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2349 vs 1986

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7402
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6254

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1986

2349

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

64259

54569

Name	AMD EPYC 7402	Intel Xeon Gold 6254
PassMark - Single thread mark	1986	2349
PassMark - CPU mark	64259	54569

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7402	Intel Xeon Gold 6254
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Cascade Lake
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	2 Apr 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$1250	$3803
OPN PIB	100-100000048WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000048
Place in performance rating	424	400
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	3.10 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB	1.125 MB
L2 cache	12 MB	18 MB
L3 cache	128 MB	24.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	24	18
Number of threads	48	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	190.7 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
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 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)