AMD EPYC 7502P vs Intel Xeon Gold 6128

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7502P and Intel Xeon Gold 6128 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 7502P

Intel Xeon Gold 6128

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7502P

26 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 6
52 more threads: 64 vs 12
5.3x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 768 GB
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 50298 vs 22651

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 6
Number of threads	64 vs 12
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	50298 vs 22651

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6128

Around 10% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Around 57% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 180 Watt
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2138 vs 1989

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2138 vs 1989

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7502P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6128

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1989

2138

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

50298

22651

Name	AMD EPYC 7502P	Intel Xeon Gold 6128
PassMark - Single thread mark	1989	2138
PassMark - CPU mark	50298	22651
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4516
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		22261

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7502P	Intel Xeon Gold 6128
Essentials
Family	EPYC
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$2300
Place in performance rating	519	135
Processor Number	7502P	6128
Series	7002	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Skylake
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	3.40 GHz
L1 cache	2 MB
L2 cache	16 MB
L3 cache	128 MB
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	32	6
Number of threads	64	12
Unlocked
Manufacturing process technology		14 nm
Maximum core temperature		74°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
Maximum memory size	4 TB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2666
Supported memory frequency		2666 MHz
Compatibility
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt	115 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
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)