Intel Xeon Gold 6262 vs AMD EPYC 7601

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6262 and AMD EPYC 7601 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6262

  • Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
  • Around 33% lower typical power consumption: 135 Watt vs 180 Watt
  • Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1886 vs 1765
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.60 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 135 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1886 vs 1765

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7601

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 24
  • 16 more threads: 64 vs 48
  • Around 94% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 53737 vs 47488
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 32 vs 24
Number of threads 64 vs 48
L3 cache 64 MB vs 33 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 53737 vs 47488

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6262
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7601

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1886
1765
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
47488
53737
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6262 AMD EPYC 7601
PassMark - Single thread mark 1886 1765
PassMark - CPU mark 47488 53737

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6262 AMD EPYC 7601

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Zen
Launch date Q2'19 June 2017
Place in performance rating 691 661
Processor Number 6262
Series 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Vertical segment Server Server
Family AMD EPYC

Performance

Base frequency 1.90 GHz 2.2 GHz
L3 cache 33 MB 64 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 91°C
Maximum frequency 3.60 GHz 3.2 GHz
Number of cores 24 32
Number of threads 48 64
64 bit support
Die size 192 mm
L1 cache 96 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB (per core)
Transistor count 4800 million
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 6 8
Maximum memory size 1 TB
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz 2666 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2400 DDR4
Maximum memory bandwidth 341 GB/s

Compatibility

Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 135 Watt 180 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2
Socket Count 1P/2P
Sockets supported TR4

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48
PCI Express revision 3.0 x128
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

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™)