Intel Xeon Gold 6246R vs AMD EPYC 7502P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6246R 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 6246R

AMD EPYC 7502P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6246R

CPU is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
Around 22% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2402 vs 1989

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	24 Feb 2020 vs 7 Aug 2019
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2402 vs 1989

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7502P

16 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 16
32 more threads: 64 vs 32
2x 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
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 50298 vs 48396

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 16
Number of threads	64 vs 32
L1 cache	2 MB vs 1 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
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	50298 vs 48396

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2402

1989

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

48396

50298

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6246R	AMD EPYC 7502P
PassMark - Single thread mark	2402	1989
PassMark - CPU mark	48396	50298

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6246R	AMD EPYC 7502P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake
Launch date	24 Feb 2020	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$3286	$2300
Place in performance rating	381	520
Processor Number	6246R	7502P
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	7002
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		EPYC
Performance
Base frequency	3.40 GHz	2.5 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB	2 MB
L2 cache	16 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	35.75 MB	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	75°C
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz	3.35 GHz
Number of cores	16	32
Number of threads	32	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™)