Intel Xeon Gold 6262 vs AMD EPYC 7272

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6262 and AMD EPYC 7272 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 6262

AMD EPYC 7272

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6262

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 12
24 more threads: 48 vs 24
Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1886 vs 1775
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 47488 vs 42832

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 12
Number of threads	48 vs 24
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1886 vs 1775
PassMark - CPU mark	47488 vs 42832

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7272

Around 94% 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 13% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 135 Watt

L3 cache	64 MB vs 33 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 135 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6262
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7272

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1886

1775

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

47488

42832

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6262	AMD EPYC 7272
PassMark - Single thread mark	1886	1775
PassMark - CPU mark	47488	42832

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6262	AMD EPYC 7272
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Zen 2
Launch date	Q2'19	7 Aug 2019
Place in performance rating	688	791
Processor Number	6262
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	AMD EPYC 7002
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Launch price (MSRP)		$625
OPN PIB		100-100000079WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000079
Performance
Base frequency	1.90 GHz	2.9 GHz
L3 cache	33 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	91°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	24	12
Number of threads	48	24
L1 cache		768 KB
L2 cache		6 MB
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory size	1 TB	4 TB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-3200
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		190.7 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt	120 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
Sockets supported		SP3, LGA-4094
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	128
PCI Express revision	3.0	4.0
Scalability	2S
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)