Intel Xeon Gold 6143 vs AMD EPYC 7262

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6143 and AMD EPYC 7262 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 6143

AMD EPYC 7262

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6143

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 vs 16
Around 18% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2392 vs 2023
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 46473 vs 34227

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2392 vs 2023
PassMark - CPU mark	46473 vs 34227

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7262

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
5.3x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 768 GB
Around 32% lower typical power consumption: 155 Watt vs 205 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 768 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	155 Watt vs 205 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6143
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7262

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2392

2023

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

46473

34227

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6143	AMD EPYC 7262
PassMark - Single thread mark	2392	2023
PassMark - CPU mark	46473	34227

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6143	AMD EPYC 7262
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Zen 2
Launch date	Q3'17	7 Aug 2019
Place in performance rating	404	704
Processor Number	6143
Series	Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$575
OPN PIB		100-100000041WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000041
Performance
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	3.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum core temperature	74°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	16	8
Number of threads	32	16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
L1 cache		512 KB
L2 cache		4 MB
L3 cache		128 MB
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory size	768 GB	4 TB
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-3200
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		190.7 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	155 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	128
PCI Express revision	3.0	4.0
Scalability	S4S
PCIe configurations		x16, x8
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
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
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™)