Intel Xeon Gold 6246 vs AMD EPYC 7F72
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CPU comparisonIntel Xeon Gold 6246 or AMD EPYC 7F72 - 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 6246 has 12 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. Up to 1024 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6246 was released in Q2/2019. The AMD EPYC 7F72 has 24 cores with 48 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7F72 was released in Q2/2020. |
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| Intel Xeon Gold (163) | Family | AMD EPYC (129) |
| Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55) | CPU group | AMD EPYC 7002 (24) |
| 2 | Generation | 2 |
| Cascade Lake | Architecture | Rome (Zen 2) |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Xeon Gold 6246 has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 24 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6246 is 3.30 GHz (4.20 GHz) while the AMD EPYC 7F72 has 24 CPU cores and 48 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 7F72 is at 3.20 GHz (3.70 GHz). |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 6246 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 7F72 |
| 12 | Cores | 24 |
| 24 | Threads | 48 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| Yes | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 3.30 GHz | Frequency | 3.20 GHz |
| 4.20 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 3.70 GHz |
| 3.70 GHz | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 3.50 GHz |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Xeon Gold 6246 can use up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 140.7 GB/s. The AMD EPYC 7F72 supports up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 51.2 GB/s. |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 6246 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 7F72 |
| DDR4-2933 | Memory | DDR4-3200 |
| 1024 GB | Max. Memory | |
| 6 (Hexa Channel) | Memory channels | 8 (Octa Channel) |
| 140.7 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s |
| Yes | ECC | Yes |
| -- | L2 Cache | -- |
| 24.75 MB | L3 Cache | 192.00 MB |
| 3.0 | PCIe version | 4.0 |
| 48 | PCIe lanes | 128 |
| 47.3 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 252.0 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon Gold 6246 is 165 W, while the AMD EPYC 7F72 has a TDP of 240 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 6246 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 7F72 |
| 165 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 240 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Xeon Gold 6246 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 24.75 MB cache. The AMD EPYC 7F72 is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 192.00 MB cache. |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 6246 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 7F72 |
| 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 |
| Q2/2019 | Release date | Q2/2020 |
| 3286 $ | Release price | 2450 $ |
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Average performance in benchmarks
⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
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.
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Intel Xeon Gold 6246
12C 24T @ 4.20 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7F72
24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Xeon Gold 6246
12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7F72
24C 48T @ 3.50 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Xeon Gold 6246
12C 24T @ 4.20 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7F72
24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Xeon Gold 6246
12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7F72
24C 48T @ 3.50 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Xeon Gold 6246
12C 24T @ 4.20 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7F72
24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Xeon Gold 6246
12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7F72
24C 48T @ 3.50 GHz |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 6246 | AMD EPYC 7F72 |
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