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.

 

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 231 216
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™)