Intel Xeon Gold 6244 vs AMD EPYC 7502P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6244 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.

Intel Xeon Gold 6244

AMD EPYC 7502P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6244

Around 31% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 180 Watt
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2559 vs 1989

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2559 vs 1989

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7502P

24 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 8
48 more threads: 64 vs 16
5.2x 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 50% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 50298 vs 33625

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 8
Number of threads	64 vs 16
L3 cache	128 MB vs 24.75 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	50298 vs 33625

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6244
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7502P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2559

1989

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

33625

50298

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6244	AMD EPYC 7502P
PassMark - Single thread mark	2559	1989
PassMark - CPU mark	33625	50298

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6244	AMD EPYC 7502P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake
Launch date	Q2'19	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$3412	$2300
Place in performance rating	493	517
Processor Number	6244	7502P
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	7002
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		EPYC
Performance
Base frequency	3.60 GHz	2.5 GHz
L3 cache	24.75 MB	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	74°C
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz	3.35 GHz
Number of cores	8	32
Number of threads	16	64
L1 cache		2 MB
L2 cache		16 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)	150 Watt	180 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	128
PCI Express revision	3.0	4.0
Scalability	4S
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™)