Intel Xeon Gold 6334 vs AMD EPYC 7502P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6334 and AMD EPYC 7502P 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 6334

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • Around 10% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
  • Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 4 TB
  • Around 9% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 180 Watt
  • Around 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2518 vs 2017
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 6 Apr 2021 vs 7 Aug 2019
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Maximum memory size 6 TB vs 4 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2518 vs 2017

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7502P

  • 24 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 8
  • 48 more threads: 64 vs 16
  • 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 7.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 45% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 50818 vs 35117
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 32 vs 8
Number of threads 64 vs 16
L1 cache 2 MB vs 512 KB
L2 cache 16 MB vs 8 MB
L3 cache 128 MB vs 18 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 50818 vs 35117

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6334
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7502P

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2518
2017
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
35117
50818
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6334 AMD EPYC 7502P
PassMark - Single thread mark 2518 2017
PassMark - CPU mark 35117 50818

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6334 AMD EPYC 7502P

Essentials

Architecture codename Ice Lake
Launch date 6 Apr 2021 7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $2214 $2300
Place in performance rating 588 595
Processor Number 6334 7502P
Series 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors 7002
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Family EPYC

Performance

Base frequency 3.60 GHz 2.5 GHz
L1 cache 512 KB 2 MB
L2 cache 8 MB 16 MB
L3 cache 18 MB 128 MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm
Maximum core temperature 69°C
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz 3.35 GHz
Number of cores 8 32
Number of threads 16 64
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 3
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 8 8
Maximum memory size 6 TB 4 TB
Supported memory frequency 3200 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR4-3200
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth 190.7 GB/s

Compatibility

Package Size 77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA4189 SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 Watt 180 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 64 128
PCI Express revision 4.0 4.0
Scalability 2S
PCIe configurations x16, x8

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
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™)