AMD EPYC 7532 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6342

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7532 and Intel Xeon Gold 6342 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7532

  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 24
  • 16 more threads: 64 vs 48
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 10 nm
  • Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 7.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 15% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 230 Watt
  • Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 82196 vs 72919
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 32 vs 24
Number of threads 64 vs 48
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm, 14 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache 2 MB vs 1.5 MB
L3 cache 256 MB vs 36 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 200 Watt vs 230 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 82196 vs 72919

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6342

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
  • Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 4 TB
  • Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2344 vs 2139
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 6 Apr 2021 vs 19 Feb 2020
Maximum frequency 3.50 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
L2 cache 24 MB vs 16 MB
Maximum memory size 6 TB vs 4 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2344 vs 2139

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7532
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6342

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2139
2344
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
82196
72919
Name AMD EPYC 7532 Intel Xeon Gold 6342
PassMark - Single thread mark 2139 2344
PassMark - CPU mark 82196 72919

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 7532 Intel Xeon Gold 6342

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Ice Lake
Launch date 19 Feb 2020 6 Apr 2021
OPN PIB 100-000000136WOF
OPN Tray 100-000000136
Place in performance rating 212 231
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $2529
Processor Number 6342
Series 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 2.4 GHz 2.80 GHz
L1 cache 2 MB 1.5 MB
L2 cache 16 MB 24 MB
L3 cache 256 MB 36 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm, 14 nm 10 nm
Maximum frequency 3.3 GHz 3.50 GHz
Number of cores 32 24
Number of threads 64 48
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature 81°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 3

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 8 8
Maximum memory bandwidth 190.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size 4 TB 6 TB
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR4-3200
Supported memory frequency 3200 MHz

Compatibility

Socket Count 1P/2P
Sockets supported SP3 FCLGA4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 200 Watt 230 Watt
Package Size 77.5mm x 56.5mm

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 128 64
PCI Express revision 4.0 4.0
PCIe configurations x16, x8
Scalability 2S

Advanced Technologies

AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
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® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)