Intel Xeon Gold 6342 vs AMD EPYC 7551

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6342 and AMD EPYC 7551 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Gold 6342

AMD EPYC 7551

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6342

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 17% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 31% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2344 vs 1790
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 72919 vs 57841

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Apr 2021 vs June 2017
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache	24 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2344 vs 1790
PassMark - CPU mark	72919 vs 57841

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7551

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
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 78% 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

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	32 vs 24
Number of threads	64 vs 48
L1 cache	96 KB (per core) vs 1.5 MB
L3 cache	64 MB vs 36 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt vs 230 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6342
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7551

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2344

1790

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

72919

57841

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6342	AMD EPYC 7551
PassMark - Single thread mark	2344	1790
PassMark - CPU mark	72919	57841
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2956
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		20125

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6342	AMD EPYC 7551
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Zen
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	June 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$2529
Place in performance rating	281	263
Processor Number	6342
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Price now		$3,813.99
Value for money (0-100)		1.43
Performance
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	2 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	81°C
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	24	32
Number of threads	48	64
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
64 bit support
Die size		192 mm
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)	230 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	2S
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™)