Intel Xeon Gold 6122 vs AMD EPYC 7252

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6122 and AMD EPYC 7252 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.

Intel Xeon Gold 6122

AMD EPYC 7252

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6122

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 8
24 more threads: 40 vs 16
Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2202 vs 2095
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 40707 vs 34911

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	20 vs 8
Number of threads	40 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2202 vs 2095
PassMark - CPU mark	40707 vs 34911

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7252

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
2.3x 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

Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache	64 MB vs 28 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 768 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6122
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7252

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2202

2095

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

40707

34911

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6122	AMD EPYC 7252
PassMark - Single thread mark	2202	2095
PassMark - CPU mark	40707	34911

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6122	AMD EPYC 7252
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Zen 2
Launch date	Q2'18	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$2002	$475
Place in performance rating	646	757
Processor Number	6122
Series	Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
OPN PIB		100-100000080WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000080
Performance
Base frequency	1.80 GHz	3.1 GHz
L3 cache	28 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	20	8
Number of threads	40	16
L1 cache		512 KB
L2 cache		4 MB
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory size	768 GB	4 TB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-3200
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		190.7 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	120 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	128
PCI Express revision	3.0	4.0
Scalability	2S
PCIe configurations		x16, x8
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	1
Speed Shift technology
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)