Intel Xeon Gold 6142M vs AMD EPYC 7261

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6142M and AMD EPYC 7261 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization.

Intel Xeon Gold 6142M

AMD EPYC 7261

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6142M

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 vs 16
Around 28% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 155/170 Watt

Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 155/170 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7261

3050402.9x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

L3 cache	64 MB vs 22 MB L3 Cache

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6142M	AMD EPYC 7261
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake
Launch date	Q3'17
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Processor Number	6142M
Series	Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
OPN Tray		PS7261BEV8RAF
Performance
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	2.5 GHz
L3 cache	22 MB L3 Cache	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	85°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	2.9 GHz
Number of cores	16	8
Number of threads	32	16
Memory
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz	2400 MHz/2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	155/170 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
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)
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® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
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)