AMD EPYC 7302 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6230

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7302 and Intel Xeon Gold 6230 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD EPYC 7302

Intel Xeon Gold 6230

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7302

CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
4.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
4x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 1 TB
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 51573 vs 44680

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs 2 April 2019
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache	128 MB vs 27.5 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	51573 vs 44680

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6230

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 16
8 more threads: 40 vs 32
Around 18% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Around 25% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 24% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 155 Watt
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2126 vs 1943

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	20 vs 16
Number of threads	40 vs 32
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
L1 cache	1.25 MB vs 1 MB
L2 cache	20 MB vs 8 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt vs 155 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2126 vs 1943

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7302
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6230

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1943

2126

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

51573

44680

Name	AMD EPYC 7302	Intel Xeon Gold 6230
PassMark - Single thread mark	1943	2126
PassMark - CPU mark	51573	44680

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7302	Intel Xeon Gold 6230
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Cascade Lake
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	2 April 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$978	$1894, $1900
OPN PIB	100-100000043WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000043
Place in performance rating	618	624
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		Xeon Gold
Processor Number		6230
Series		6200
Performance
Base frequency	3.0 GHz	2.10 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB	1.25 MB
L2 cache	8 MB	20 MB
L3 cache	128 MB	27.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	16	20
Number of threads	32	40
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4 × 8 GT/s
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		87 °C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.8 GB/s	131.13 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	1 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2933
Supported memory frequency		2933 MHz
Compatibility
Socket Count	1P/2P
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	155 Watt	125 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	48
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8
Scalability		4S
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)