Intel Xeon Gold 6242 vs AMD EPYC 7501

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6242 and AMD EPYC 7501 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.

 

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 13% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
  • Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2184 vs 1925
  • Around 64% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 40853 vs 24925
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 2 April 2019 vs June 2017
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2184 vs 1925
PassMark - CPU mark 40853 vs 24925

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7501

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 16 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 16
  • 32 more threads: 64 vs 32
  • 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 32 vs 16
Number of threads 64 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 7501

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2184
1925
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
40853
24925
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6242 AMD EPYC 7501
PassMark - Single thread mark 2184 1925
PassMark - CPU mark 40853 24925

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6242 AMD EPYC 7501

Essentials

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 549 890
Processor Number 6242
Series 6200 AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Vertical segment Server Server
Price now $4,389.87
Value for money (0-100) 1.27

Performance

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 32
Number of QPI Links 3
Number of threads 32 64
Unlocked
Die size 192 mm
Transistor count 4800 million

Memory

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

Sockets supported FCLGA3647 TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 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
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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)