AMD EPYC 7742 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6128

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7742 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 7742

Intel Xeon Gold 6128

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7742

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
4.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 94081 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	94081 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
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2147 vs 2046

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 2046

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7742
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6128

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2046

2147

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

94081

22630

Name	AMD EPYC 7742	Intel Xeon Gold 6128
PassMark - Single thread mark	2046	2147
PassMark - CPU mark	94081	22630
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4516
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		22261

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7742	Intel Xeon Gold 6128
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Skylake
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	Q3'17
Place in performance rating	160	157
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		6128
Series		Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.25 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	3.4 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	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)