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.

 

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 21% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 64259 vs 53275
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 53275

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: 2350 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 2350 vs 1986

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1986
2350
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
64259
53275
Name AMD EPYC 7402 Intel Xeon Gold 6254
PassMark - Single thread mark 1986 2350
PassMark - CPU mark 64259 53275

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 426 415
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)