Intel Xeon Gold 6254 vs AMD EPYC 7742

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6254 and AMD EPYC 7742 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 7742

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6254

Around 18% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 225 Watt
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2338 vs 2142

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt vs 225 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2338 vs 2142

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7742

CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
46 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 18
92 more threads: 128 vs 36
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
3.6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 78% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
10.3x 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 79% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 96766 vs 53981

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs 2 Apr 2019
Number of cores	64 vs 18
Number of threads	128 vs 36
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	4 MB vs 1.125 MB
L2 cache	32 MB vs 18 MB
L3 cache	256 MB vs 24.75 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	96766 vs 53981

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6254
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7742

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2338

2142

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

53981

96766

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6254	AMD EPYC 7742
PassMark - Single thread mark	2338	2142
PassMark - CPU mark	53981	96766

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6254	AMD EPYC 7742
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Zen 2
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$3803
Place in performance rating	338	97
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.10 GHz	2.25 GHz
Bus Speed	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	1.125 MB	4 MB
L2 cache	18 MB	32 MB
L3 cache	24.75 MB	256 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	82 °C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	18	64
Number of threads	36	128
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	131.13 GB/s	190.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	4 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-3200
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	225 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
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® 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
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™)