AMD EPYC 7513 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6140

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7513 and Intel Xeon Gold 6140 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 7513

Intel Xeon Gold 6140

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7513

14 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 18
28 more threads: 64 vs 36
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm+ vs 14 nm
5.3x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 768 GB
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2730 vs 2096
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 96409 vs 40331

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 18
Number of threads	64 vs 36
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm+ vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2730 vs 2096
PassMark - CPU mark	96409 vs 40331

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6140

Around 1% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.65 GHz
Around 43% lower typical power consumption: 140 Watt vs 200 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.65 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt vs 200 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7513
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6140

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2730

2096

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

96409

40331

Name	AMD EPYC 7513	Intel Xeon Gold 6140
PassMark - Single thread mark	2730	2096
PassMark - CPU mark	96409	40331
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4230
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		32955

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7513	Intel Xeon Gold 6140
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Skylake
Launch date	15 Mar 2021	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$2840
OPN PIB	100-100000334WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000334
Place in performance rating	73	66
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		6140
Series		Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.6 GHz	2.30 GHz
L1 cache	2 MB
L2 cache	16 MB
L3 cache	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm+	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.65 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	32	18
Number of threads	64	36
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		91°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
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	165-200 Watt
Socket Count	1P/2P
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	140 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
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)