Intel Xeon Gold 6250 vs AMD EPYC 7301

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6250 and AMD EPYC 7301 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 6250

AMD EPYC 7301

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6250

Around 67% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Around 63% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2693 vs 1654
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 34804 vs 34148

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2693 vs 1654
PassMark - CPU mark	34804 vs 34148

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7301

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 vs 16
Around 79% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 9% lower typical power consumption: 155/170 Watt vs 185 Watt

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
L3 cache	64 MB vs 35.75 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	155/170 Watt vs 185 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6250
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7301

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2693

1654

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

34804

34148

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6250	AMD EPYC 7301
PassMark - Single thread mark	2693	1654
PassMark - CPU mark	34804	34148
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2802
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		15384

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6250	AMD EPYC 7301
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Zen
Launch date	Q1'20	June 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$3894
Place in performance rating	508	560
Processor Number	6250
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Performance
Base frequency	3.90 GHz	2.2 GHz
L3 cache	35.75 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	60°C
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	8	16
Number of threads	16	32
64 bit support
Die size		192 mm
L1 cache		96 KB (per core)
L2 cache		512 KB (per core)
Transistor count		4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory size	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz	2400/2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4
Maximum memory bandwidth		307/341 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 Watt	155/170 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	x128
Scalability	S4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
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
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™)