Intel Xeon Gold 6312U vs AMD EPYC 7451

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6312U and AMD EPYC 7451 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 6312U

AMD EPYC 7451

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6312U

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
16x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
48x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2344 vs 1948

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Apr 2021 vs June 2017
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	1.5 MB vs 96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	24 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2344 vs 1948

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7451

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 78% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 180 Watt vs 185 Watt
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 51778 vs 42124

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
L3 cache	64 MB vs 36 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt vs 185 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	51778 vs 42124

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6312U
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7451

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2344

1948

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

42124

51778

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6312U	AMD EPYC 7451
PassMark - Single thread mark	2344	1948
PassMark - CPU mark	42124	51778

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6312U	AMD EPYC 7451
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Zen
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	June 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$1450
Place in performance rating	470	520
Processor Number	6312U
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Performance
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.3 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	24 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	36 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	80°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	3.2 GHz
64 bit support
Die size		192 mm
Number of cores		24
Number of threads		48
Transistor count		4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory size	6 TB
Supported memory frequency	3200 MHz	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4
Maximum memory bandwidth		341 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 Watt	180 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64
PCI Express revision	4.0	x128
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
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™)