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.

Intel Xeon Gold 6226

AMD EPYC 7702P

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: 2199 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	2199 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 92% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 63300 vs 32991

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 32991

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2199

2124

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

32991

63300

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6226	AMD EPYC 7702P
PassMark - Single thread mark	2199	2124
PassMark - CPU mark	32991	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	738	763
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)