EPYC 7251 vs Xeon Gold 6137
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 6137 outperforms EPYC 7251 by a substantial 30% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 848 | 1051 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 1.94 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | no data | AMD EPYC |
| Power efficiency | 2.28 | 3.00 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Architecture codename | no data | Naples (2017−2018) |
| Release date | 1 July 2017 (8 years ago) | 29 June 2017 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $574 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
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Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of Xeon Gold 6137 and EPYC 7251: 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.1 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 21 |
| L1 cache | no data | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 25 MB | 32 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | no data | 192 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 4,800 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Gold 6137 and EPYC 7251 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 | no data | 2 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | FCLGA3647 | TR4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 205 Watt | 120 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6137 and EPYC 7251. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon Gold 6137 and EPYC 7251 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6137 and EPYC 7251 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6137 and EPYC 7251. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR4 Eight-channel |
| Maximum memory size | 768 GB | 2 TiB |
| Max memory channels | 6 | 8 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 153.652 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6137 and EPYC 7251.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | 128 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 11.06 | 8.53 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 205 Watt | 120 Watt |
Xeon Gold 6137 has a 30% higher aggregate performance score.
EPYC 7251, on the other hand, has 71% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon Gold 6137 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD EPYC 7251 in performance tests.
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