AMD EPYC 7742 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6144

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7742 and Intel Xeon Gold 6144 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7742

  • 56 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 8
  • 112 more threads: 128 vs 16
  • 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
  • 3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 96766 vs 29954
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 64 vs 8
Number of threads 128 vs 16
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size 4 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 96766 vs 29954

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6144

  • Around 24% higher clock speed: 4.20 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
  • Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 225 Watt
  • Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2466 vs 2142
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.20 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 Watt vs 225 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2466 vs 2142

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7742
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6144

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2142
2466
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
96766
29954
Name AMD EPYC 7742 Intel Xeon Gold 6144
PassMark - Single thread mark 2142 2466
PassMark - CPU mark 96766 29954
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 4818
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 30845

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 7742 Intel Xeon Gold 6144

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Skylake
Launch date 7 Aug 2019 Q3'17
Place in performance rating 97 42
Vertical segment Server Server
Processor Number 6144
Series Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 2.25 GHz 3.50 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 4.20 GHz
Number of cores 64 8
Number of threads 128 16
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature 75°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 150 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)