Intel Xeon Gold 6137 vs AMD EPYC 7371

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6137 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 6137

AMD EPYC 7371

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6137

Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2499 vs 2377

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2499 vs 2377

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7371

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 vs 16
2.6x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 205 Watt
Around 61% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 31094 vs 19365

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
L3 cache	64 MB vs 25 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	31094 vs 19365

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6137
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7371

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2499

2377

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19365

31094

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6137	AMD EPYC 7371
PassMark - Single thread mark	2499	2377
PassMark - CPU mark	19365	31094

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6137	AMD EPYC 7371
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake
Launch date	Q3'17
Place in performance rating	701	589
Processor Number	6137
Series	Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Performance
Base frequency	3.90 GHz	3.1 GHz
L3 cache	25 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	8	16
Number of threads	16	32
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
Memory
ECC memory support
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
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	200 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	x128
Scalability	S4S
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
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® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)