Intel Xeon Gold 6234 vs AMD EPYC 7402P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6234 and AMD EPYC 7402P 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6234

  • Around 19% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
  • Around 38% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 180 Watt
  • Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2390 vs 2030
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.00 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2390 vs 2030

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7402P

  • 16 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 8
  • 32 more threads: 48 vs 16
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
  • 5.2x 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 43% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 44070 vs 30808
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 24 vs 8
Number of threads 48 vs 16
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache 128 MB vs 24.75 MB
Maximum memory size 4 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 44070 vs 30808

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6234
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7402P

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2390
2030
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
30808
44070
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6234 AMD EPYC 7402P
PassMark - Single thread mark 2390 2030
PassMark - CPU mark 30808 44070

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6234 AMD EPYC 7402P

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Zen 2
Launch date Q2'19 7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $2613 $1250
Place in performance rating 695 677
Processor Number 6234
Series 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment Server Server
OPN PIB 100-100000048WOF
OPN Tray 100-000000048

Performance

Base frequency 3.30 GHz 2.8 GHz
L3 cache 24.75 MB 128 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 79°C
Maximum frequency 4.00 GHz 3.35 GHz
Number of cores 8 24
Number of threads 16 48
L1 cache 1.5 MB
L2 cache 12 MB
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 6 8
Maximum memory size 1 TB 4 TB
Supported memory frequency 2933 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2933 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) 130 Watt 180 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Peripherals

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

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® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
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™)