AMD EPYC 7F72 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6254

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7F72 and Intel Xeon Gold 6254 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.

AMD EPYC 7F72

Intel Xeon Gold 6254

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7F72

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 18
12 more threads: 48 vs 36
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
7.8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2370 vs 2338

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 Apr 2020 vs 2 Apr 2019
Number of cores	24 vs 18
Number of threads	48 vs 36
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	96 KB (per core) vs 1.125 MB
L3 cache	192 MB (shared) vs 24.75 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2370 vs 2338

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6254

Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 240 Watt
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 53981 vs 52110

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
L2 cache	18 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt vs 240 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	53981 vs 52110

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7F72
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6254

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2370

2338

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

52110

53981

Name	AMD EPYC 7F72	Intel Xeon Gold 6254
PassMark - Single thread mark	2370	2338
PassMark - CPU mark	52110	53981

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7F72	Intel Xeon Gold 6254
Essentials
Launch date	14 Apr 2020	2 Apr 2019
Place in performance rating	348	340
Architecture codename		Cascade Lake
Launch price (MSRP)		$3803
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	3.10 GHz
Die size	74 mm²
L1 cache	96 KB (per core)	1.125 MB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	18 MB
L3 cache	192 MB (shared)	24.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	24	18
Number of threads	48	36
Transistor count	3,800 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		4 × 8 GT/s
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		82 °C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2933
Max memory channels		6
Maximum memory bandwidth		131.13 GB/s
Maximum memory size		1 TB
Supported memory frequency		2933 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	240 Watt	200 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4
Max number of PCIe lanes		48
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
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
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
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)