AMD EPYC 7402P vs Intel Xeon Gold 6242

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7402P and Intel Xeon Gold 6242 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 7402P

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
  • 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
  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 5.8x 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 17% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 44070 vs 37742
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 7 Aug 2019 vs 2 April 2019
Number of cores 24 vs 16
Number of threads 48 vs 32
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache 1.5 MB vs 1 MB
L3 cache 128 MB vs 22 MB
Maximum memory size 4 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 44070 vs 37742

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6242

  • Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
  • Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 180 Watt
  • Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2197 vs 2030
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
L2 cache 16 MB vs 12 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2197 vs 2030

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7402P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6242

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2030
2197
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
44070
37742
Name AMD EPYC 7402P Intel Xeon Gold 6242
PassMark - Single thread mark 2030 2197
PassMark - CPU mark 44070 37742

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 7402P Intel Xeon Gold 6242

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Cascade Lake
Launch date 7 Aug 2019 2 April 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $1250 $2529
OPN PIB 100-100000048WOF
OPN Tray 100-000000048
Place in performance rating 676 687
Vertical segment Server Server
Family Xeon Gold
Processor Number 6242
Series 6200

Performance

Base frequency 2.8 GHz 2.80 GHz
L1 cache 1.5 MB 1 MB
L2 cache 12 MB 16 MB
L3 cache 128 MB 22 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm, 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 3.35 GHz 3.90 GHz
Number of cores 24 16
Number of threads 48 32
Unlocked
64 bit support
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 85 °C
Number of QPI 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 1
Sockets supported SP3 FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 180 Watt 150 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 128 48
PCI Express revision 4.0 3.0
PCIe configurations x16, x8 1x16, x8, x4
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
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
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® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)