Intel Xeon Gold 6137 vs AMD EPYC 7501

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6137 and AMD EPYC 7501 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 7501

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6137

Around 37% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2499 vs 1925

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 3 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2499 vs 1925

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7501

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
24 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 8
48 more threads: 64 vs 16
2.6x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 21% lower typical power consumption: 155/170 Watt vs 205 Watt
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24925 vs 19365

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	32 vs 8
Number of threads	64 vs 16
L3 cache	64 MB vs 25 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	155/170 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	24925 vs 19365

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6137
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7501

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2499

1925

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19365

24925

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6137	AMD EPYC 7501
PassMark - Single thread mark	2499	1925
PassMark - CPU mark	19365	24925

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6137	AMD EPYC 7501
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Zen
Launch date	Q3'17	June 2017
Place in performance rating	698	897
Processor Number	6137
Series	Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Price now		$4,389.87
Value for money (0-100)		1.27
Performance
Base frequency	3.90 GHz	2 GHz
L3 cache	25 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	8	32
Number of threads	16	64
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
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
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory size	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz	2400/2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4
Maximum memory bandwidth		307/341 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	155/170 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	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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)