Intel Xeon Gold 6342 vs AMD EPYC 7502

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6342 and AMD EPYC 7502 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 6342

AMD EPYC 7502

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6342

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 4% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 4 TB
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2344 vs 2189

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Apr 2021 vs 7 Aug 2019
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
L2 cache	24 MB vs 16 MB
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 4 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2344 vs 2189

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7502

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 24
16 more threads: 64 vs 48
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3.6x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 28% lower typical power consumption: 180 Watt vs 230 Watt
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 80300 vs 72919

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 24
Number of threads	64 vs 48
L1 cache	2 MB vs 1.5 MB
L3 cache	128 MB vs 36 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt vs 230 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	80300 vs 72919

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6342
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7502

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2344

2189

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

72919

80300

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6342	AMD EPYC 7502
PassMark - Single thread mark	2344	2189
PassMark - CPU mark	72919	80300

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6342	AMD EPYC 7502
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Zen 2
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$2529	$2600
Place in performance rating	231	215
Processor Number	6342	7502
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	7002
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		EPYC
OPN PIB		100-100000054WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000054
Performance
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	2.5 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB	2 MB
L2 cache	24 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	36 MB	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	81°C
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz	3.35 GHz
Number of cores	24	32
Number of threads	48	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		204.8 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	230 Watt	180 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
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™)