Intel Xeon Gold 6226 vs AMD EPYC 7702P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6226 and AMD EPYC 7702P 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6226

  • Around 10% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
  • Around 60% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 200 Watt
  • Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2203 vs 2124
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 Watt vs 200 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2203 vs 2124

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7702P

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
  • 52 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 12
  • 104 more threads: 128 vs 24
  • 5.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 13.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 1 TB
  • Around 97% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 63300 vs 32062
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 7 Aug 2019 vs 2 Apr 2019
Number of cores 64 vs 12
Number of threads 128 vs 24
L1 cache 4 MB vs 768 KB
L2 cache 32 MB vs 12 MB
L3 cache 256 MB vs 19.25 MB
Maximum memory size 4 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 63300 vs 32062

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6226
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7702P

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2203
2124
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
32062
63300
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6226 AMD EPYC 7702P
PassMark - Single thread mark 2203 2124
PassMark - CPU mark 32062 63300
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 779
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 11436

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6226 AMD EPYC 7702P

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Zen 2
Launch date 2 Apr 2019 7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $1776 $4425
Place in performance rating 749 765
Processor Number 6226 7702P
Series 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Family EPYC

Performance

Base frequency 2.70 GHz 2 GHz
L1 cache 768 KB 4 MB
L2 cache 12 MB 32 MB
L3 cache 19.25 MB 256 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 86°C
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz 3.35 GHz
Number of cores 12 64
Number of threads 24 128
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 3
Unlocked

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 6 8
Maximum memory bandwidth 131.13 GB/s 190.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size 1 TB 4 TB
Supported memory frequency 2933 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2933 DDR4-3200

Compatibility

Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA3647 SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 Watt 200 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48 128
PCI Express revision 3.0 4.0
PCIe configurations 1x16, x8, x4 x16, x8
Scalability 4S

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® 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)