Intel Xeon Gold 6122 vs AMD EPYC 7601

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6122 and AMD EPYC 7601 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 7601

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6122

Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 180 Watt
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2202 vs 1765

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2202 vs 1765

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7601

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
12 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 20
24 more threads: 64 vs 40
2.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 53737 vs 40707

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	32 vs 20
Number of threads	64 vs 40
L3 cache	64 MB vs 28 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	53737 vs 40707

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6122
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7601

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2202

1765

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

40707

53737

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6122	AMD EPYC 7601
PassMark - Single thread mark	2202	1765
PassMark - CPU mark	40707	53737

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6122	AMD EPYC 7601
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Zen
Launch date	Q2'18	June 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$2002
Place in performance rating	646	660
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	2.2 GHz
L3 cache	28 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	20	32
Number of threads	40	64
64 bit support
Die size		192 mm
L1 cache		96 KB (per core)
L2 cache		512 KB (per core)
Transistor count		4800 million
Unlocked
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	TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	180 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)