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 74% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 53981 vs 31094

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 - CPU mark	53981 vs 31094

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 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2377 vs 2338

Specifications (specs)
L3 cache	64 MB vs 24.75 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2377 vs 2338

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2338

2377

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

53981

31094

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6254	AMD EPYC 7371
PassMark - Single thread mark	2338	2377
PassMark - CPU mark	53981	31094

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	338	589
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)