Intel Xeon Gold 6248 vs AMD EPYC 7702P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6248 and AMD EPYC 7702P 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Gold 6248

AMD EPYC 7702P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6248

Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Around 33% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 200 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 200 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7702P

CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
44 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 20
88 more threads: 128 vs 40
3.2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 60% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
9.3x 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 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2079 vs 2041
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 61539 vs 43029

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs 2 Apr 2019
Number of cores	64 vs 20
Number of threads	128 vs 40
L1 cache	4 MB vs 1.25 MB
L2 cache	32 MB vs 20 MB
L3 cache	256 MB vs 27.5 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2079 vs 2041
PassMark - CPU mark	61539 vs 43029

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6248
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7702P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2041

2079

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

43029

61539

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6248	AMD EPYC 7702P
PassMark - Single thread mark	2041	2079
PassMark - CPU mark	43029	61539
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		779
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		11436

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6248	AMD EPYC 7702P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Zen 2
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$3072 - $3078	$4425
Place in performance rating	738	838
Processor Number	6248	7702P
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		EPYC
Performance
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	2 GHz
L1 cache	1.25 MB	4 MB
L2 cache	20 MB	32 MB
L3 cache	27.5 MB	256 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	86°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.35 GHz
Number of cores	20	64
Number of threads	40	128
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	200 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)