AMD EPYC 74F3 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6154

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 74F3 and Intel Xeon Gold 6154 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD EPYC 74F3

Intel Xeon Gold 6154

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 74F3

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 8 month(s) later
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 18
12 more threads: 48 vs 36
Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.0 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm+ vs 14 nm
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
10.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
5.3x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 768 GB
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2982 vs 2190
Around 92% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 95621 vs 49692

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	15 Mar 2021 vs July 2017
Number of cores	24 vs 18
Number of threads	48 vs 36
Maximum frequency	4.0 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm+ vs 14 nm
L1 cache	1.5 MB vs 64 KB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB vs 25344 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2982 vs 2190
PassMark - CPU mark	95621 vs 49692

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6154

Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 240 Watt

L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 12 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt vs 240 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 74F3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6154

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2982

2190

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

95621

49692

Name	AMD EPYC 74F3	Intel Xeon Gold 6154
PassMark - Single thread mark	2982	2190
PassMark - CPU mark	95621	49692
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4419
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		36691

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 74F3	Intel Xeon Gold 6154
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Skylake
Launch date	15 Mar 2021	July 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$2900
OPN PIB	100-100000317WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000317
Place in performance rating	36	24
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$3,809
Processor Number		6154
Series		Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		2.14
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	3.00 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB	1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB	25344 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm+	14 nm
Maximum frequency	4.0 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	24	18
Number of threads	48	36
Unlocked
64 bit support
Maximum core temperature		82°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Transistor count		8000 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.73 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2666
Supported memory frequency		2666 MHz
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	225-240 Watt
Socket Count	1P/2P
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	240 Watt	200 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		4
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	48
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
Scalability		S4S
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
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)