Intel Xeon Gold 6250 vs AMD EPYC 7502P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6250 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 6250

AMD EPYC 7502P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6250

Around 34% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2693 vs 2023

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2693 vs 2023

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7502P

24 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 8
48 more threads: 64 vs 16
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 3% lower typical power consumption: 180 Watt vs 185 Watt
Around 47% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 51054 vs 34804

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 8
Number of threads	64 vs 16
L3 cache	128 MB vs 35.75 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt vs 185 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	51054 vs 34804

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6250
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7502P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2693

2023

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

34804

51054

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6250	AMD EPYC 7502P
PassMark - Single thread mark	2693	2023
PassMark - CPU mark	34804	51054

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6250	AMD EPYC 7502P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake
Launch date	Q1'20	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$3894	$2300
Place in performance rating	540	655
Processor Number	6250	7502P
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	7002
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		EPYC
Performance
Base frequency	3.90 GHz	2.5 GHz
L3 cache	35.75 MB	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	60°C
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz	3.35 GHz
Number of cores	8	32
Number of threads	16	64
L1 cache		2 MB
L2 cache		16 MB
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)	185 Watt	180 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	128
PCI Express revision	3.0	4.0
Scalability	S4S
PCIe configurations		x16, x8
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
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™)