AMD Epyc 7601 VS Intel Xeon Gold 6146

Comparison of video cards AMD Epyc 7601 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6146 in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications Benchmarks

Differences

Top features of Intel Xeon Gold 6146

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Higher clock speed

3.20 GHz 2.20 GHz

Around -45% better clock speed
Higher turbo clock speed

4.20 GHz 3.20 GHz

Around 24% better overclocked clock speed
Performance per watt

165 W 180 W

About 1.09 0.97 times less performance per watt

Top features of AMD Epyc 7601

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More number of cores

32 12

3 times more cores

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

Intel Xeon Gold 6146 AMD Epyc 7601

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of Intel Xeon Gold 6146 and AMD Epyc 7601 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6146 AMD Epyc 7601
Segment	Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
Family	Intel Xeon Gold AMD Epyc
Generation	1 1
CPU group	Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100 AMD Epyc 7001

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare Intel Xeon Gold 6146 vs AMD Epyc 7601 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification	Value
Frequency	3.20 GHz 2.20 GHz
CPU Cores	12 32
Turbo (1 Core)	4.20 GHz 3.20 GHz
CPU Threads	24 64
Hyperthreading	Yes Yes
Overclocking	No No
Core architecture	normal normal

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Xeon Gold 6146 and AMD Epyc 7601 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	no iGPU no iGPU
GPU (Turbo)	No turbo No turbo

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Xeon Gold 6146 and AMD Epyc 7601. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification	Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No No
h264	No No
VP9	No No
VP8	No No
AV1	No No
AVC	No No
VC-1	No No
JPEG	No No

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between Intel Xeon Gold 6146 and AMD Epyc 7601 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification	Value
Memory type	DDR4-2666 DDR4-2666
ECC	Yes Yes
Memory channels	6 8
PCIe version	3.0 3.0
PCIe lanes	48 128

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Intel Xeon Gold 6146 and AMD Epyc 7601.

Specification	Value
AES-NI	Yes Yes

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Xeon Gold 6146 or AMD Epyc 7601? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification	Value
TDP (PL1)	165 W 180 W

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Xeon Gold 6146 and AMD Epyc 7601 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d AMD-V, SVM
ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
L3-Cache	25.00 MB 64.00 MB
Architecture	Skylake Naples (Zen)
Technology	14 nm 14 nm
Socket	LGA 3647 SP3
Release date	Q3/2017 Q3/2017