Intel Xeon Gold 6238R vs AMD EPYC 7371

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6238R and AMD EPYC 7371 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.

Intel Xeon Gold 6238R

AMD EPYC 7371

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 5% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Around 21% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 200 Watt
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 58725 vs 54894

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	28 vs 16
Number of threads	56 vs 32
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt vs 200 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	58725 vs 54894

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7371

Around 66% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2320 vs 2222

Specifications (specs)
L3 cache	64 MB vs 38.5 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2320 vs 2222

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6238R
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7371

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2222

2320

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

58725

54894

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6238R	AMD EPYC 7371
PassMark - Single thread mark	2222	2320
PassMark - CPU mark	58725	54894

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6238R	AMD EPYC 7371
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake
Launch date	Q1'20
Launch price (MSRP)	$2995
Place in performance rating	463	471
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	3.1 GHz
L3 cache	38.5 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	89°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	28	16
Number of threads	56	32
Memory
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory size	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4
Maximum memory bandwidth		341 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt	200 Watt
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)