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.

Intel Xeon Gold 6122

AMD EPYC 7272

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	545	577
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)