Intel Xeon Gold 6238R vs AMD EPYC 7301

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6238R and AMD EPYC 7301 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 6238R

AMD EPYC 7301

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6238R

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 28 vs 16
24 more threads: 56 vs 32
Around 48% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2222 vs 1654
Around 72% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 58725 vs 34148

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	28 vs 16
Number of threads	56 vs 32
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2222 vs 1654
PassMark - CPU mark	58725 vs 34148

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7301

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 66% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
L3 cache	64 MB vs 38.5 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6238R
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7301

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2222

1654

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

58725

34148

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6238R	AMD EPYC 7301
PassMark - Single thread mark	2222	1654
PassMark - CPU mark	58725	34148
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2802
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		15384

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6238R	AMD EPYC 7301
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Zen
Launch date	Q1'20	June 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$2995
Place in performance rating	463	560
Processor Number	6238R
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Performance
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2.2 GHz
L3 cache	38.5 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	89°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	28	16
Number of threads	56	32
64 bit support
Die size		192 mm
L1 cache		96 KB (per core)
L2 cache		512 KB (per core)
Transistor count		4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory size	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz	2400/2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4
Maximum memory bandwidth		307/341 GB/s
Compatibility
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		2
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	x128
Scalability	2S
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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)