Intel Xeon Gold 6248R vs AMD EPYC 7551P

General info

Comparing EPYC 7551P and Xeon Gold 6248R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rating	96	103
Value for money	30.78	8.65
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD EPYC	Intel Xeon Gold
Architecture codename	Naples (2017−2018)	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date	20 June 2017 (5 years old)	24 February 2020 (3 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,100	$2,700
Current price	$453 (0.2x MSRP)	$3683 (1.4x MSRP)

Technical specs

EPYC 7551P and Xeon Gold 6248R 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 cores	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	64	48
Base clock speed	2 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	4 GHz
Bus support	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	96K (per core)	1.5 MB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	24 MB
L3 cache	64 MB (shared)	35.75 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	192 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	75 °C
Number of transistors	4,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7551P and Xeon Gold 6248R 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	TR4	FCLGA3647
Thermal design power (TDP)	180 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7551P and Xeon Gold 6248R. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	no data	+
TSX	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-

Security technologies

EPYC 7551P and Xeon Gold 6248R technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7551P and Xeon Gold 6248R are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7551P and Xeon Gold 6248R. Depending on the motherboards, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Eight-channel	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	2 TiB	1 TB
Max memory channels	8	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	170.671 GB/s	140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7551P and Xeon Gold 6248R.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	128	48

Benchmark performance

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

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Overall 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.

Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance rating	31.90	30.63
Recency	20 June 2017	24 February 2020
Cost	$2100	$2700
Thermal design power (TDP)	180 Watt	205 Watt

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