Intel Xeon Gold 6122 vs AMD EPYC 7371

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6122 and AMD EPYC 7371 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 7371

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6122

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 16
8 more threads: 40 vs 32
Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 200 Watt

Number of cores	20 vs 16
Number of threads	40 vs 32
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 200 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7371

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
2.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2320 vs 2202
Around 35% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 54894 vs 40707

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
L3 cache	64 MB vs 28 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2320 vs 2202
PassMark - CPU mark	54894 vs 40707

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6122
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7371

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2202

2320

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

40707

54894

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6122	AMD EPYC 7371
PassMark - Single thread mark	2202	2320
PassMark - CPU mark	40707	54894

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6122	AMD EPYC 7371
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake
Launch date	Q2'18
Launch price (MSRP)	$2002
Place in performance rating	618	394
Processor Number	6122
Series	Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Performance
Base frequency	1.80 GHz	3.1 GHz
L3 cache	28 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	20	16
Number of threads	40	32
Memory
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory size	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4
Maximum memory bandwidth		341 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	200 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	x128
Scalability	2S
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)