AMD EPYC 7773X vs Intel Xeon Gold 6140

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7773X and Intel Xeon Gold 6140 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 7773X

  • 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 vs 14 nm
  • 5.3x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 768 GB
  • Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2430 vs 2099
  • 2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 109334 vs 40151
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 64 vs 18
Number of threads 128 vs 36
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size 4 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2430 vs 2099
PassMark - CPU mark 109334 vs 40151

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6140

  • Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
  • 2x lower typical power consumption: 140 Watt vs 280 Watt
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 Watt vs 280 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7773X
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6140

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2430
2099
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
109334
40151
Name AMD EPYC 7773X Intel Xeon Gold 6140
PassMark - Single thread mark 2430 2099
PassMark - CPU mark 109334 40151
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 4230
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 32955

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 7773X Intel Xeon Gold 6140

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 3 Skylake
Launch date 22 Mar 2022 Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP) $8800
OPN PIB 100-100000504WOF
OPN Tray 100-000000504
Place in performance rating 63 66
Vertical segment Server Server
Processor Number 6140
Series Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 2.2 GHz 2.30 GHz
L1 cache 4 MB
L2 cache 32 MB
L3 cache 768 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 3.5 GHz 3.70 GHz
Number of cores 64 18
Number of threads 128 36
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature 91°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 3

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 8 6
Maximum memory bandwidth 190.73 GB/s
Maximum memory size 4 TB 768 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR4-2666
Supported memory frequency 2666 MHz

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 225-280 Watt
Socket Count 1P/2P
Sockets supported SP3 FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 280 Watt 140 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
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)