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.

AMD EPYC 7702P

Intel Xeon Gold 6242

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 63% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 61539 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	61539 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 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2197 vs 2079

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 2079

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2079

2197

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

61539

37742

Name	AMD EPYC 7702P	Intel Xeon Gold 6242
PassMark - Single thread mark	2079	2197
PassMark - CPU mark	61539	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	838	729
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)