Intel Xeon Gold 6242R vs AMD EPYC 7502P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6242R and AMD EPYC 7502P 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 6242R

  • CPU is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
  • Around 22% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
  • Around 25% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2380 vs 1989
  • Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 53595 vs 50298
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 24 Feb 2020 vs 7 Aug 2019
Maximum frequency 4.10 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
L2 cache 20 MB vs 16 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2380 vs 1989
PassMark - CPU mark 53595 vs 50298

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7502P

  • 12 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 20
  • 24 more threads: 64 vs 40
  • Around 60% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 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 14% lower typical power consumption: 180 Watt vs 205 Watt
Number of cores 32 vs 20
Number of threads 64 vs 40
L1 cache 2 MB vs 1.25 MB
L3 cache 128 MB vs 35.75 MB
Maximum memory size 4 TB vs 1 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 180 Watt vs 205 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7502P

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2380
1989
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
53595
50298
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6242R AMD EPYC 7502P
PassMark - Single thread mark 2380 1989
PassMark - CPU mark 53595 50298

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6242R AMD EPYC 7502P

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake
Launch date 24 Feb 2020 7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $2529 $2300
Place in performance rating 327 516
Processor Number 6242R 7502P
Series 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors 7002
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Family EPYC

Performance

Base frequency 3.10 GHz 2.5 GHz
L1 cache 1.25 MB 2 MB
L2 cache 20 MB 16 MB
L3 cache 35.75 MB 128 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 76°C
Maximum frequency 4.10 GHz 3.35 GHz
Number of cores 20 32
Number of threads 40 64
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 2
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) 205 Watt 180 Watt

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)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)

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™)