Intel Xeon Gold 6138T vs AMD EPYC 7501

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6138T 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 6138T

AMD EPYC 7501

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6138T

Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 36% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 36497 vs 24925

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	36497 vs 24925

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7501

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
12 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 20
24 more threads: 64 vs 40
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1925 vs 1915

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	32 vs 20
Number of threads	64 vs 40
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1925 vs 1915

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6138T
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7501

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1915

1925

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

36497

24925

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6138T	AMD EPYC 7501
PassMark - Single thread mark	1915	1925
PassMark - CPU mark	36497	24925

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6138T	AMD EPYC 7501
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Zen
Launch date	Q3'17	June 2017
Place in performance rating	825	985
Processor Number	6138T
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	2.00 GHz	2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	94°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	20	32
Number of threads	40	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)
L3 cache		64 MB
Transistor count		4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
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
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 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
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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)