Intel Xeon Gold 6142 vs AMD Opteron 4334

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6142 and AMD Opteron 4334 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon Gold 6142

AMD Opteron 4334

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6142

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 6
26 more threads: 32 vs 6
Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Around 26% higher maximum core temperature: 85°C vs 67.70°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 73% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2087 vs 1208
6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 36651 vs 6099

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 6
Number of threads	32 vs 6
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Maximum core temperature	85°C vs 67.70°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2087 vs 1208
PassMark - CPU mark	36651 vs 6099

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4334

Around 58% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 150 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 150 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6142
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 4334

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2087

1208

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

36651

6099

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6142	AMD Opteron 4334
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	4001
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	32370
PassMark - Single thread mark	2087	1208
PassMark - CPU mark	36651	6099

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6142	AMD Opteron 4334
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Seoul
Launch date	Q3'17	n/d
Place in performance rating	69	1806
Processor Number	6142
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	AMD Opteron 4300 Series Processor
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS4334WLU6KHK
Performance
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	3.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	85°C	67.70°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.5 GHz
Number of cores	16	6
Number of threads	32	6
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
64 bit support
Die size		315 mm
L1 cache		288 KB
L2 cache		6 MB
L3 cache		8 MB
Transistor count		1200 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	6
Maximum memory size	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	C32
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	95 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0
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
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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™)