Intel Xeon Gold 6240R vs AMD EPYC 7402

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6240R and AMD EPYC 7402 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 6240R

AMD EPYC 7402

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6240R

Around 19% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Around 9% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 180 Watt
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2307 vs 1986

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2307 vs 1986

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7402

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
3.6x 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 15% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 64259 vs 55765

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache	128 MB vs 35.75 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	64259 vs 55765

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6240R
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7402

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2307

1986

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

55765

64259

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6240R	AMD EPYC 7402
PassMark - Single thread mark	2307	1986
PassMark - CPU mark	55765	64259

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6240R	AMD EPYC 7402
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Zen 2
Launch date	Q1'20	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$2594	$1250
Place in performance rating	399	424
Processor Number	6240R
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
OPN PIB		100-100000048WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000048
Performance
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.8 GHz
L3 cache	35.75 MB	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.35 GHz
Number of cores	24	24
Number of threads	48	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)	165 Watt	180 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	128
PCI Express revision	3.0	4.0
Scalability	2S
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™)