AMD EPYC 7702P vs Intel Xeon Gold 6146

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7702P and Intel Xeon Gold 6146 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.

AMD EPYC 7702P

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Intel Xeon Gold 6146

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Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7702P

52 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 12
104 more threads: 128 vs 24
5.3x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 768 GB
Around 83% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 46067 vs 25142

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	64 vs 12
Number of threads	128 vs 24
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	46067 vs 25142

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6146

Around 25% higher clock speed: 4.20 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Around 21% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 200 Watt
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2330 vs 2259

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt vs 200 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2330 vs 2259

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7702P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6146

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2259

2330

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

46067

25142

Name	AMD EPYC 7702P	Intel Xeon Gold 6146
PassMark - Single thread mark	2259	2330
PassMark - CPU mark	46067	25142
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4964
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		35971

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7702P	Intel Xeon Gold 6146
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Skylake
Family	EPYC
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$4425
Place in performance rating	4	16
Processor Number	7702P	6146
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Series		Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2 GHz	3.20 GHz
L1 cache	4 MB
L2 cache	32 MB
L3 cache	256 MB
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz	4.20 GHz
Number of cores	64	12
Number of threads	128	24
Unlocked
Manufacturing process technology		14 nm
Maximum core temperature		76°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	1
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	165 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)