AMD EPYC 9254 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6126

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 9254 and Intel Xeon Gold 6126 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD EPYC 9254

Intel Xeon Gold 6126

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9254

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 12
24 more threads: 48 vs 24
Around 12% higher clock speed: 4.15 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 14 nm
Around 52% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3199 vs 2101
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 67847 vs 30913

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 12
Number of threads	48 vs 24
Maximum frequency	4.15 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3199 vs 2101
PassMark - CPU mark	67847 vs 30913

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6126

Around 60% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 200 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt vs 200 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 9254
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6126

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3199

2101

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

67847

30913

Name	AMD EPYC 9254	Intel Xeon Gold 6126
PassMark - Single thread mark	3199	2101
PassMark - CPU mark	67847	30913
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3997
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		28699

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 9254	Intel Xeon Gold 6126
Essentials
Launch date	10 Nov 2022	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$2299
Place in performance rating	106	110
Architecture codename		Skylake
Processor Number		6126
Series		Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.9 GHz	2.60 GHz
Die size	4x 72 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1MB (per core)
L3 cache	128MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	4.15 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	24	12
Number of threads	48	24
Transistor count	26,280 million
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		86°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800 MHz, Twelve-channel	DDR4-2666
Max memory channels		6
Maximum memory size		768 GB
Supported memory frequency		2666 MHz
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	200-240 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	SP5	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	125 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 128 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		48
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		S4S
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)