Intel Xeon Gold 6122 vs AMD EPYC 7702P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6122 and AMD EPYC 7702P 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Gold 6122

AMD EPYC 7702P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6122

Around 10% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 200 Watt
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2202 vs 2080

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 200 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2202 vs 2080

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7702P

44 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 20
88 more threads: 128 vs 40
9.1x 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 52% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 61769 vs 40707

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	64 vs 20
Number of threads	128 vs 40
L3 cache	256 MB vs 28 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	61769 vs 40707

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6122
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7702P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2202

2080

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

40707

61769

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6122	AMD EPYC 7702P
PassMark - Single thread mark	2202	2080
PassMark - CPU mark	40707	61769
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		779
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		11436

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6122	AMD EPYC 7702P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Zen 2
Launch date	Q2'18	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$2002	$4425
Place in performance rating	644	786
Processor Number	6122	7702P
Series	Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		EPYC
Performance
Base frequency	1.80 GHz	2 GHz
L3 cache	28 MB	256 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.35 GHz
Number of cores	20	64
Number of threads	40	128
L1 cache		4 MB
L2 cache		32 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	200 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
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)