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.

 

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 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2124 vs 1970
  • Around 56% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 63300 vs 40703
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 2124 vs 1970
PassMark - CPU mark 63300 vs 40703

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1970
2124
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
40703
63300
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6248 AMD EPYC 7702P
PassMark - Single thread mark 1970 2124
PassMark - CPU mark 40703 63300
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 734 765
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)