AMD EPYC 7742 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6154

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7742 and Intel Xeon Gold 6154 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 6154

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7742

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 1 month(s) later
46 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 18
92 more threads: 128 vs 36
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
3.6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 78% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
10.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
5.3x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 768 GB
Around 92% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 94081 vs 49016

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs July 2017
Number of cores	64 vs 18
Number of threads	128 vs 36
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	4 MB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	32 MB vs 1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB vs 25344 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	94081 vs 49016

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6154

Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 225 Watt
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2175 vs 2046

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt vs 225 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2175 vs 2046

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7742
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6154

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2046

2175

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

94081

49016

Name	AMD EPYC 7742	Intel Xeon Gold 6154
PassMark - Single thread mark	2046	2175
PassMark - CPU mark	94081	49016
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4419
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		36691

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7742	Intel Xeon Gold 6154
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Skylake
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	July 2017
Place in performance rating	216	31
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$3,809
Processor Number		6154
Series		Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		2.14
Performance
Base frequency	2.25 GHz	3.00 GHz
L1 cache	4 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	32 MB	1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB	25344 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	64	18
Number of threads	128	36
Unlocked
64 bit support
Maximum core temperature		82°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Transistor count		8000 million
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	4
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	225 Watt	200 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)