AMD EPYC 7642 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6128

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7642 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 7642

Intel Xeon Gold 6128

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7642

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
42 more cores, run more applications at once: 48 vs 6
84 more threads: 96 vs 12
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
4.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 92995 vs 22630

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	48 vs 6
Number of threads	96 vs 12
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	92995 vs 22630

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6128

Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Around 96% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 225 Watt

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 225 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2147 vs 2142

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7642
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6128

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2142

2147

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

92995

22630

Name	AMD EPYC 7642	Intel Xeon Gold 6128
PassMark - Single thread mark	2142	2147
PassMark - CPU mark	92995	22630
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4516
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		22261

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7642	Intel Xeon Gold 6128
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Skylake
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	Q3'17
Place in performance rating	147	156
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		6128
Series		Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	3.40 GHz
L1 cache	4.5 MB
L2 cache	24 MB
L3 cache	256 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	48	6
Number of threads	96	12
Unlocked
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
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	225 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)