Intel Xeon Gold 6246 vs AMD EPYC 7502P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6246 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 6246

  • Around 25% higher clock speed: 4.20 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
  • Around 9% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 180 Watt
  • Around 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2490 vs 1989
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.20 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2490 vs 1989

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7502P

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
  • 20 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 12
  • 40 more threads: 64 vs 24
  • 2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 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 19% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 50298 vs 42206
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 7 Aug 2019 vs 2 April 2019
Number of cores 32 vs 12
Number of threads 64 vs 24
L1 cache 2 MB vs 768 KB
L2 cache 16 MB vs 12 MB
L3 cache 128 MB vs 24.75 MB
Maximum memory size 4 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 50298 vs 42206

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6246
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7502P

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2490
1989
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
42206
50298
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6246 AMD EPYC 7502P
PassMark - Single thread mark 2490 1989
PassMark - CPU mark 42206 50298

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6246 AMD EPYC 7502P

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake
Launch date 2 April 2019 7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $3286 $2300
Place in performance rating 414 517
Processor Number 6246 7502P
Series 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors 7002
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Family EPYC

Performance

Base frequency 3.30 GHz 2.5 GHz
L1 cache 768 KB 2 MB
L2 cache 12 MB 16 MB
L3 cache 24.75 MB 128 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 76°C
Maximum frequency 4.20 GHz 3.35 GHz
Number of cores 12 32
Number of threads 24 64
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 3
Unlocked

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 6 8
Maximum memory bandwidth 131.13 GB/s 190.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size 1 TB 4 TB
Supported memory frequency 2933 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2933 DDR4-3200

Compatibility

Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA3647 SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 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)
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
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™)