EPYC 7502 vs Xeon Gold 6246

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6246 and EPYC 7502 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	388	126
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	7.59	7.47
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	AMD EPYC
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Zen 2 (2019−2020)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	7 August 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,286	$2,600
Current price	$2260 (0.7x MSRP)	$3299 (1.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6246 has 2% better value for money than EPYC 7502.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6246 and EPYC 7502 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	24	64
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	3.35 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	768 KB	96K (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	24.75 MB	128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Die size	no data	192 mm2
Maximum core temperature	76 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6246 and EPYC 7502 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	4 (Multiprocessor)	2 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA3647	TR4
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	180 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6246 and EPYC 7502. 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
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6246 and EPYC 7502 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 Xeon Gold 6246 and EPYC 7502 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 Xeon Gold 6246 and EPYC 7502. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory size	1 TB	4 TiB
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6246 and EPYC 7502.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	48	no data

Synthetic 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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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 7502 outperforms Xeon Gold 6246 by 89% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	16.05	30.40
Recency	2 April 2019	7 August 2019
Physical cores	12	32
Threads	24	64
Cost	$3286	$2600
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	180 Watt

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