Intel Xeon Gold 6122 vs AMD EPYC 7272

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6122 and AMD EPYC 7272 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6122

  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 12
  • 16 more threads: 40 vs 24
  • Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
  • Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2202 vs 2019
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 20 vs 12
Number of threads 40 vs 24
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2202 vs 2019

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7272

  • 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
  • Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 44270 vs 40707
Specifications (specs)
L3 cache 64 MB vs 28 MB
Maximum memory size 4 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 44270 vs 40707

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6122
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7272

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2202
2019
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
40707
44270
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6122 AMD EPYC 7272
PassMark - Single thread mark 2202 2019
PassMark - CPU mark 40707 44270

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6122 AMD EPYC 7272

Essentials

Architecture codename Skylake Zen 2
Launch date Q2'18 7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $2002 $625
Place in performance rating 645 683
Processor Number 6122
Series Intel Xeon Scalable Processors AMD EPYC 7002
Vertical segment Server Server
Family AMD EPYC
OPN PIB 100-100000079WOF
OPN Tray 100-000000079

Performance

Base frequency 1.80 GHz 2.9 GHz
L3 cache 28 MB 64 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz 3.2 GHz
Number of cores 20 12
Number of threads 40 24
L1 cache 768 KB
L2 cache 6 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, LGA-4094
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

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)