Intel Xeon Gold 6234 vs AMD EPYC 7702P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6234 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 6234

AMD EPYC 7702P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6234

Around 19% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Around 54% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 200 Watt
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2402 vs 2110

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 200 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2402 vs 2110

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7702P

56 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 8
112 more threads: 128 vs 16
10.3x 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
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 63633 vs 28888

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	64 vs 8
Number of threads	128 vs 16
L3 cache	256 MB vs 24.75 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	63633 vs 28888

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6234
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7702P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2402

2110

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

28888

63633

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6234	AMD EPYC 7702P
PassMark - Single thread mark	2402	2110
PassMark - CPU mark	28888	63633
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		779
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		11436

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6234	AMD EPYC 7702P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Zen 2
Launch date	Q2'19	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$2613	$4425
Place in performance rating	600	685
Processor Number	6234	7702P
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		EPYC
Performance
Base frequency	3.30 GHz	2 GHz
L3 cache	24.75 MB	256 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	79°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.35 GHz
Number of cores	8	64
Number of threads	16	128
L1 cache		4 MB
L2 cache		32 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	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
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)