AMD EPYC 7402P vs Intel Xeon Gold 6246

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7402P and Intel Xeon Gold 6246 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 6246

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7402P

CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
12 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 12
24 more threads: 48 vs 24
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
2x 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 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 43091 vs 42206

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs 2 April 2019
Number of cores	24 vs 12
Number of threads	48 vs 24
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	1.5 MB vs 768 KB
L3 cache	128 MB vs 24.75 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	43091 vs 42206

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6246

Around 25% higher clock speed: 4.20 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Around 9% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 180 Watt
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2490 vs 1970

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2490 vs 1970

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7402P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6246

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1970

2490

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

43091

42206

Name	AMD EPYC 7402P	Intel Xeon Gold 6246
PassMark - Single thread mark	1970	2490
PassMark - CPU mark	43091	42206

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7402P	Intel Xeon Gold 6246
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Cascade Lake
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	2 April 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$1250	$3286
OPN PIB	100-100000048WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000048
Place in performance rating	600	412
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		6246
Series		2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	3.30 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB	768 KB
L2 cache	12 MB	12 MB
L3 cache	128 MB	24.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz	4.20 GHz
Number of cores	24	12
Number of threads	48	24
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		76°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	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		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® 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)