Intel Xeon Gold 6130H vs AMD EPYC 7272

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6130H 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 6130H

AMD EPYC 7272

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6130H

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 12
8 more threads: 32 vs 24
Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2229 vs 2019

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 12
Number of threads	32 vs 24
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2229 vs 2019

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7272

2.9x 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 4% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 125 Watt
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 44270 vs 35440

Specifications (specs)
L3 cache	64 MB vs 22 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 768 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	44270 vs 35440

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6130H
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7272

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2229

2019

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

35440

44270

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6130H	AMD EPYC 7272
PassMark - Single thread mark	2229	2019
PassMark - CPU mark	35440	44270

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6130H	AMD EPYC 7272
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Zen 2
Launch date	Q3'18	7 Aug 2019
Place in performance rating	595	580
Processor Number	6130H
Series	Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	AMD EPYC 7002
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Launch price (MSRP)		$625
OPN PIB		100-100000079WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000079
Performance
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.9 GHz
L3 cache	22 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	16	12
Number of threads	32	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	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-3200
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		190.7 GB/s
Compatibility
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	120 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
Sockets supported		SP3, LGA-4094
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	128
PCI Express revision	3.0	4.0
Scalability	S4S
PCIe configurations		x16, x8
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)