Intel Xeon Gold 6258R vs AMD EPYC 7542

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6258R and AMD EPYC 7542 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 6258R

AMD EPYC 7542

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6258R

Around 18% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Around 10% lower typical power consumption: 205 Watt vs 225 Watt
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2346 vs 2073

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt vs 225 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2346 vs 2073

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7542

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 28
8 more threads: 64 vs 56
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
3.3x 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 15% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 73885 vs 63984

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 28
Number of threads	64 vs 56
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache	128 MB vs 38.5 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	73885 vs 63984

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6258R
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7542

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2346

2073

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

63984

73885

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6258R	AMD EPYC 7542
PassMark - Single thread mark	2346	2073
PassMark - CPU mark	63984	73885

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6258R	AMD EPYC 7542
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Zen 2
Launch date	Q1'20	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$4523	$3400
Place in performance rating	251	242
Processor Number	6258R
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
OPN PIB		100-100000075WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000075
Performance
Base frequency	2.70 GHz	2.9 GHz
L3 cache	38.5 MB	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum core temperature	74°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	28	32
Number of threads	56	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)	205 Watt	225 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	128
PCI Express revision	3.0	4.0
Scalability	2S
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™)