AMD EPYC 7502 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6154

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7502 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 7502

Intel Xeon Gold 6154

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7502

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 1 month(s) later
14 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 18
28 more threads: 64 vs 36
Around 78% 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
5.3x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 768 GB
Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 180 Watt vs 200 Watt
Around 62% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 80680 vs 49692

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs July 2017
Number of cores	32 vs 18
Number of threads	64 vs 36
L1 cache	2 MB vs 64 KB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB vs 25344 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 768 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt vs 200 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	80680 vs 49692

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6154

Around 10% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Around 13% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 16 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2190 vs 2189

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7502
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6154

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2189

2190

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

80680

49692

Name	AMD EPYC 7502	Intel Xeon Gold 6154
PassMark - Single thread mark	2189	2190
PassMark - CPU mark	80680	49692
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4419
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		36691

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7502	Intel Xeon Gold 6154
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Skylake
Family	EPYC
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	July 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$2600
OPN PIB	100-100000054WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000054
Place in performance rating	168	24
Processor Number	7502	6154
Series	7002	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$3,809
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		2.14
Performance
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	3.00 GHz
L1 cache	2 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB	1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB	25344 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	32	18
Number of threads	64	36
Unlocked
64 bit support
Manufacturing process technology		14 nm
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	204.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2666
Supported memory frequency		2666 MHz
Compatibility
Socket Count	1P/2P
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 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
PCIe configurations	x16, x8
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)