AMD EPYC 7702 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6128

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7702 and Intel Xeon Gold 6128 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7702

  • 58 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 6
  • 116 more threads: 128 vs 12
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
  • 5.3x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 768 GB
  • 4.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 93669 vs 22630
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 64 vs 6
Number of threads 128 vs 12
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size 4 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 93669 vs 22630

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6128

  • Around 10% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
  • Around 74% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 200 Watt
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2147 vs 2124
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 115 Watt vs 200 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2147 vs 2124

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7702
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6128

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2124
2147
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
93669
22630
Name AMD EPYC 7702 Intel Xeon Gold 6128
PassMark - Single thread mark 2124 2147
PassMark - CPU mark 93669 22630
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 4516
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 22261

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 7702 Intel Xeon Gold 6128

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Skylake
Launch date 7 Aug 2019 Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP) $6450
OPN PIB 100-100000038WOF
OPN Tray 100-000000038
Place in performance rating 144 157
Vertical segment Server Server
Processor Number 6128
Series Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 2.0 GHz 3.40 GHz
L1 cache 4 MB
L2 cache 32 MB
L3 cache 256 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm, 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 3.35 GHz 3.70 GHz
Number of cores 64 6
Number of threads 128 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 204.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size 4 TB 768 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR4-2666
Supported memory frequency 2666 MHz

Compatibility

Socket Count 1P/2P
Sockets supported SP3 FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 200 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

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
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

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)