AMD EPYC 7502P vs Intel Xeon Gold 6136

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7502P and Intel Xeon Gold 6136 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 6136

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7502P

20 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 12
40 more threads: 64 vs 24
5.3x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 768 GB
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 50298 vs 36329

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 12
Number of threads	64 vs 24
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	50298 vs 36329

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6136

Around 10% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 180 Watt
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2170 vs 1989

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2170 vs 1989

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7502P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6136

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1989

2170

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

50298

36329

Name	AMD EPYC 7502P	Intel Xeon Gold 6136
PassMark - Single thread mark	1989	2170
PassMark - CPU mark	50298	36329
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4351
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		31493

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7502P	Intel Xeon Gold 6136
Essentials
Family	EPYC
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$2300
Place in performance rating	513	62
Processor Number	7502P	6136
Series	7002	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Skylake
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	3.00 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	12
Number of threads	64	24
Unlocked
Manufacturing process technology		14 nm
Maximum core temperature		85°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	150 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)