AMD EPYC 7402P vs Intel Xeon Gold 6212U

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7402P 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 7402P

Intel Xeon Gold 6212U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7402P

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 57% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 43091 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
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	43091 vs 27470

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6212U

Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 9% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 180 Watt
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2013 vs 1970

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
L2 cache	24 MB vs 12 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2013 vs 1970

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7402P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6212U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1970

2013

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

43091

27470

Name	AMD EPYC 7402P	Intel Xeon Gold 6212U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1970	2013
PassMark - CPU mark	43091	27470

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7402P	Intel Xeon Gold 6212U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Cascade Lake
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	2 April 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$1250	$2000
OPN PIB	100-100000048WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000048
Place in performance rating	604	813
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		6212U
Series		2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB	1.5 MB
L2 cache	12 MB	24 MB
L3 cache	128 MB	35.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	24	24
Number of threads	48	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
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 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)