Intel Xeon Gold 6136 vs AMD EPYC 7371

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6136 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Gold 6136

AMD EPYC 7371

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6136

Around 33% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 200 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 200 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7371

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 12
8 more threads: 32 vs 24
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2320 vs 2170
Around 51% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 54894 vs 36329

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 12
Number of threads	32 vs 24
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2320 vs 2170
PassMark - CPU mark	54894 vs 36329

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6136
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7371

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2170

2320

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

36329

54894

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6136	AMD EPYC 7371
PassMark - Single thread mark	2170	2320
PassMark - CPU mark	36329	54894
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	4351
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	31493

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6136	AMD EPYC 7371
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake
Launch date	Q3'17
Place in performance rating	58	343
Processor Number	6136
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Performance
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	3.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	85°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	12	16
Number of threads	24	32
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
L3 cache		64 MB
Memory
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory size	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4
Maximum memory bandwidth		341 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	200 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	x128
Scalability	S4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)