Xeon Gold 6142 vs EPYC 7351P

Aggregate performance score

EPYC 7351P
2017
16 cores / 32 threads, 170 Watt
16.15
+1.8%
Xeon Gold 6142
2017
16 cores / 32 threads, 150 Watt
15.87

EPYC 7351P outperforms Xeon Gold 6142 by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7351P and Xeon Gold 6142 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking409418
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.454.34
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCIntel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency8.9910.01
Architecture codenameNaples (2017−2018)Skylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release date29 June 2017 (7 years ago)25 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$750$2,946

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7351P has 26% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6142.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7351P and Xeon Gold 6142 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads3232
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2426
L1 cache96K (per core)1 MB
L2 cache512K (per core)16 MB
L3 cache64 MB (shared)22 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size192 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data85 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7351P and Xeon Gold 6142 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)4 (Multiprocessor)
SocketTR4FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)170 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7351P and Xeon Gold 6142. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

EPYC 7351P and Xeon Gold 6142 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7351P and Xeon Gold 6142 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7351P and Xeon Gold 6142. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR4-2666
Maximum memory size2 TiB768 GB
Max memory channels86
Maximum memory bandwidth170.671 GB/s128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7351P and Xeon Gold 6142.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes12848

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

EPYC 7351P 16.15
+1.8%
Xeon Gold 6142 15.87

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

EPYC 7351P 25657
+1.8%
Xeon Gold 6142 25215

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

EPYC 7351P 630
Xeon Gold 6142 1134
+80%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

EPYC 7351P 4738
Xeon Gold 6142 8720
+84%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.15 15.87
Recency 29 June 2017 25 April 2017
Power consumption (TDP) 170 Watt 150 Watt

EPYC 7351P has a 1.8% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 2 months.

Xeon Gold 6142, on the other hand, has 13.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between EPYC 7351P and Xeon Gold 6142.


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