Intel Xeon Gold 6242 vs AMD EPYC 7371

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6242 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 6242

AMD EPYC 7371

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6242

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Around 33% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 200 Watt
Around 31% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 40853 vs 31094

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 200 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	40853 vs 31094

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7371

2.9x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2377 vs 2184

Specifications (specs)
L3 cache	64 MB vs 22 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2377 vs 2184

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6242
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7371

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2184

2377

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

40853

31094

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6242	AMD EPYC 7371
PassMark - Single thread mark	2184	2377
PassMark - CPU mark	40853	31094

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6242	AMD EPYC 7371
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake
Family	Xeon Gold	AMD EPYC
Launch date	2 April 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$2529
Place in performance rating	552	591
Processor Number	6242
Series	6200	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	3.1 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB
L2 cache	16 MB
L3 cache	22 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	85 °C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	16	16
Number of QPI Links	3
Number of threads	32	32
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	131.13 GB/s	341 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	200 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	x128
PCIe configurations	1x16, x8, x4
Scalability	4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)