Intel Xeon Gold 6146 vs AMD EPYC 7401P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6146 and AMD EPYC 7401P 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Gold 6146

AMD EPYC 7401P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6146

Around 40% higher clock speed: 4.20 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2340 vs 1724
Around 35% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 38208 vs 28293
7.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 4964 vs 699
4.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 35971 vs 7285

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz vs 3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2340 vs 1724
PassMark - CPU mark	38208 vs 28293
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	4964 vs 699
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	35971 vs 7285

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7401P

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
12 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 12
24 more threads: 48 vs 24

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	24 vs 12
Number of threads	48 vs 24

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6146
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7401P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2340

1724

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

38208

28293

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

4964

699

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

35971

7285

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6146	AMD EPYC 7401P
PassMark - Single thread mark	2340	1724
PassMark - CPU mark	38208	28293
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	4964	699
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	35971	7285

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6146	AMD EPYC 7401P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Zen
Launch date	Q3'17	June 2017
Place in performance rating	21	1214
Processor Number	6146
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Price now		$1,414.80
Value for money (0-100)		3.86
Performance
Base frequency	3.20 GHz	2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C
Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	12	24
Number of threads	24	48
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)	165 Watt	155/170 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Socket Count		1P
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™)