AMD EPYC 7702P vs Intel Xeon Gold 6242

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7702P and Intel Xeon Gold 6242 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 7702P

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
  • 48 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 16
  • 96 more threads: 128 vs 32
  • 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 11.6x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 1 TB
  • Around 68% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 63300 vs 37742
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 7 Aug 2019 vs 2 April 2019
Number of cores 64 vs 16
Number of threads 128 vs 32
L1 cache 4 MB vs 1 MB
L2 cache 32 MB vs 16 MB
L3 cache 256 MB vs 22 MB
Maximum memory size 4 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 63300 vs 37742

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6242

  • Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
  • Around 33% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 200 Watt
  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2197 vs 2124
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 Watt vs 200 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2197 vs 2124

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7702P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6242

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2124
2197
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
63300
37742
Name AMD EPYC 7702P Intel Xeon Gold 6242
PassMark - Single thread mark 2124 2197
PassMark - CPU mark 63300 37742
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 779
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 11436

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 7702P Intel Xeon Gold 6242

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Cascade Lake
Family EPYC Xeon Gold
Launch date 7 Aug 2019 2 April 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $4425 $2529
Place in performance rating 765 690
Processor Number 7702P 6242
Vertical segment Server Server
Series 6200

Performance

Base frequency 2 GHz 2.80 GHz
L1 cache 4 MB 1 MB
L2 cache 32 MB 16 MB
L3 cache 256 MB 22 MB
Maximum frequency 3.35 GHz 3.90 GHz
Number of cores 64 16
Number of threads 128 32
Unlocked
64 bit support
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 85 °C
Number of QPI Links 3

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 8 6
Maximum memory bandwidth 190.7 GB/s 131.13 GB/s
Maximum memory size 4 TB 1 TB
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR4-2933
Supported memory frequency 2933 MHz

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Sockets supported SP3 FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 200 Watt 150 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 128 48
PCI Express revision 4.0 3.0
PCIe configurations x16, x8 1x16, x8, x4
Scalability 4S

Security & Reliability

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

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
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
Speed Shift technology
Turbo Boost Max 3.0

Virtualization

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