Intel Xeon Gold 6126F vs AMD EPYC 7452

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Intel Xeon Gold 6126F CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 7452
Intel Xeon Gold 6126F AMD EPYC 7452

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Gold 6126F or AMD EPYC 7452 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6126F has 12 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. Up to 768 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6126F was released in Q3/2017.

The AMD EPYC 7452 has 32 cores with 64 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.35 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7452 was released in Q3/2019.
Intel Xeon Gold (163) Family AMD EPYC (129)
Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100 (34) CPU group AMD EPYC 7002 (24)
1 Generation 2
Skylake Architecture Rome (Zen 2)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor AMD EPYC 7453

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 6126F has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 24 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6126F is 2.60 GHz (3.70 GHz) while the AMD EPYC 7452 has 32 CPU cores and 64 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 7452 is at 2.35 GHz (3.35 GHz).

Intel Xeon Gold 6126F Characteristic AMD EPYC 7452
12 Cores 32
24 Threads 64
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.60 GHz Frequency 2.35 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.35 GHz
3.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.65 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Xeon Gold 6126F Characteristic AMD EPYC 7452
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon Gold 6126F or AMD EPYC 7452 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
Technology
Max. displays
-- Compute units --
-- Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon Gold 6126F can use up to 768 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 128.1 GB/s. The AMD EPYC 7452 supports up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 51.2 GB/s.

Intel Xeon Gold 6126F Characteristic AMD EPYC 7452
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR4-3200
768 GB Max. Memory
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
128.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
19.00 MB L3 Cache 128.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 4.0
48 PCIe lanes 128
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 252.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon Gold 6126F is 135 W, while the AMD EPYC 7452 has a TDP of 155 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon Gold 6126F Characteristic AMD EPYC 7452
135 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 155 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6126F is manufactured in 14 nm and has 19.00 MB cache. The AMD EPYC 7452 is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 128.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon Gold 6126F Characteristic AMD EPYC 7452
14 nm Technology 7 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
LGA 3647 Socket SP3
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2017 Release date Q3/2019
1930 $ Release price 3250 $
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon Gold 6126F Intel Xeon Gold 6126F
12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7452 AMD EPYC 7452
32C 64T @ 3.35 GHz
968 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon Gold 6126F Intel Xeon Gold 6126F
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7452 AMD EPYC 7452
32C 64T @ 2.65 GHz
26314 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Xeon Gold 6126F Intel Xeon Gold 6126F
12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7452 AMD EPYC 7452
32C 64T @ 3.35 GHz
1134 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Xeon Gold 6126F Intel Xeon Gold 6126F
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7452 AMD EPYC 7452
32C 64T @ 2.65 GHz
12845 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon Gold 6126F Intel Xeon Gold 6126F
12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7452 AMD EPYC 7452
32C 64T @ 3.35 GHz
391 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Xeon Gold 6126F Intel Xeon Gold 6126F
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7452 AMD EPYC 7452
32C 64T @ 2.65 GHz
41873 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon Gold 6126F Intel Xeon Gold 6126F
12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz
161 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7452 AMD EPYC 7452
32C 64T @ 3.35 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon Gold 6126F Intel Xeon Gold 6126F
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
1996 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7452 AMD EPYC 7452
32C 64T @ 2.65 GHz
0 (0%)

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Intel Xeon Gold 6126F AMD EPYC 7452
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