Intel Xeon Gold 6254 vs AMD EPYC 7371

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6254 and AMD EPYC 7371 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 6254

AMD EPYC 7371

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6254

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 16
4 more threads: 36 vs 32
Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2349 vs 2320

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 16
Number of threads	36 vs 32
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2349 vs 2320

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7371

2.6x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 54894 vs 54569

Specifications (specs)
L3 cache	64 MB vs 24.75 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	54894 vs 54569

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6254
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7371

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2349

2320

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

54569

54894

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6254	AMD EPYC 7371
PassMark - Single thread mark	2349	2320
PassMark - CPU mark	54569	54894

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6254	AMD EPYC 7371
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake
Launch date	2 Apr 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$3803
Place in performance rating	400	405
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Series		AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Performance
Base frequency	3.10 GHz	3.1 GHz
Bus Speed	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	1.125 MB
L2 cache	18 MB
L3 cache	24.75 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	82 °C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	18	16
Number of threads	36	32
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	131.13 GB/s	341 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	200 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	x128
Scalability	4S
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® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)