Intel Xeon Gold 6248 vs AMD EPYC 7262

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6248 and AMD EPYC 7262 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 6248

  • 12 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 8
  • 24 more threads: 40 vs 16
  • Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
  • 2.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 155 Watt
Number of cores 20 vs 8
Number of threads 40 vs 16
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
L1 cache 1.25 MB vs 512 KB
L2 cache 20 MB vs 4 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 Watt vs 155 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7262

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
  • 4.7x 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 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2023 vs 1931
  • Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 34227 vs 33619
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 7 Aug 2019 vs 2 Apr 2019
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache 128 MB vs 27.5 MB
Maximum memory size 4 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2023 vs 1931
PassMark - CPU mark 34227 vs 33619

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6248
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7262

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1931
2023
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
33619
34227
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6248 AMD EPYC 7262
PassMark - Single thread mark 1931 2023
PassMark - CPU mark 33619 34227

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6248 AMD EPYC 7262

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Zen 2
Launch date 2 Apr 2019 7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $3072 - $3078 $575
Place in performance rating 749 705
Processor Number 6248
Series 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
OPN PIB 100-100000041WOF
OPN Tray 100-000000041

Performance

Base frequency 2.50 GHz 3.2 GHz
L1 cache 1.25 MB 512 KB
L2 cache 20 MB 4 MB
L3 cache 27.5 MB 128 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 86°C
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz 3.4 GHz
Number of cores 20 8
Number of threads 40 16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 3
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 155 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2

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® 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™)