Intel Xeon Gold 6246 vs AMD EPYC 7371

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6246 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 6246

AMD EPYC 7371

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6246

Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.20 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Around 21% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 200 Watt
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2490 vs 2377
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 42206 vs 31094

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt vs 200 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2490 vs 2377
PassMark - CPU mark	42206 vs 31094

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7371

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 12
8 more threads: 32 vs 24
2.6x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	16 vs 12
Number of threads	32 vs 24
L3 cache	64 MB vs 24.75 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6246
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7371

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2490

2377

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

42206

31094

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6246	AMD EPYC 7371
PassMark - Single thread mark	2490	2377
PassMark - CPU mark	42206	31094

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6246	AMD EPYC 7371
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake
Launch date	2 April 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$3286
Place in performance rating	412	589
Processor Number	6246
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Performance
Base frequency	3.30 GHz	3.1 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB
L2 cache	12 MB
L3 cache	24.75 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C
Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	12	16
Number of threads	24	32
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
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
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt	200 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	x128
Scalability	4S
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® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)