Intel Xeon Gold 6242 vs AMD EPYC 7401P
Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6242 and AMD EPYC 7401P 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.
Differences
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6242
- CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
- Around 30% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3 GHz
- Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
- Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2184 vs 1724
- Around 44% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 40853 vs 28293
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 2 April 2019 vs June 2017 |
Maximum frequency | 3.90 GHz vs 3 GHz |
L2 cache | 16 MB vs 512 KB (per core) |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 150 Watt vs 155/170 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 2184 vs 1724 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 40853 vs 28293 |
Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7401P
- Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
- 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 16
- 16 more threads: 48 vs 32
- 2.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 2.9x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Unlocked | Unlocked vs Locked |
Number of cores | 24 vs 16 |
Number of threads | 48 vs 32 |
L1 cache | 96 KB (per core) vs 1 MB |
L3 cache | 64 MB vs 22 MB |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6242
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7401P
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | Intel Xeon Gold 6242 | AMD EPYC 7401P |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 2184 | 1724 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 40853 | 28293 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 699 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 7285 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Intel Xeon Gold 6242 | AMD EPYC 7401P | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Cascade Lake | Zen |
Family | Xeon Gold | AMD EPYC |
Launch date | 2 April 2019 | June 2017 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $2529 | |
Place in performance rating | 551 | 1215 |
Processor Number | 6242 | |
Series | 6200 | AMD EPYC 7000 Series |
Vertical segment | Server | Server |
Price now | $1,414.80 | |
Value for money (0-100) | 3.86 | |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 2.80 GHz | 2 GHz |
L1 cache | 1 MB | 96 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 16 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
L3 cache | 22 MB | 64 MB |
Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 14 nm |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 85 °C | |
Maximum frequency | 3.90 GHz | 3 GHz |
Number of cores | 16 | 24 |
Number of QPI Links | 3 | |
Number of threads | 32 | 48 |
Unlocked | ||
Die size | 192 mm | |
Transistor count | 4800 million | |
Memory |
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ECC memory support | ||
Max memory channels | 6 | 8 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 131.13 GB/s | 307/341 GB/s |
Maximum memory size | 1 TB | |
Supported memory frequency | 2933 MHz | 2400/2666 MHz |
Supported memory types | DDR4-2933 | DDR4 |
Compatibility |
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Sockets supported | FCLGA3647 | TR4 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 150 Watt | 155/170 Watt |
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
Socket Count | 1P | |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 48 | |
PCI Express revision | 3.0 | x128 |
PCIe configurations | 1x16, x8, x4 | |
Scalability | 4S | |
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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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 |
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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™) |