AMD EPYC 7F32 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6230

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7F32 and Intel Xeon Gold 6230 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7F32

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • 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 - Single thread mark: 2415 vs 2098
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 14 Apr 2020 vs 2 April 2019
L3 cache 128 MB vs 27.5 MB
Maximum memory size 4 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2415 vs 2098

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6230

  • 12 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 8
  • 24 more threads: 40 vs 16
  • 2.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 180 Watt
  • Around 12% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 44580 vs 39712
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 20 vs 8
Number of threads 40 vs 16
L1 cache 1.25 MB vs 512 KB
L2 cache 20 MB vs 4 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 44580 vs 39712

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7F32
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6230

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2415
2098
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
39712
44580
Name AMD EPYC 7F32 Intel Xeon Gold 6230
PassMark - Single thread mark 2415 2098
PassMark - CPU mark 39712 44580

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 7F32 Intel Xeon Gold 6230

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Cascade Lake
Launch date 14 Apr 2020 2 April 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $2100 $1894, $1900
OPN PIB 100-000000139WOF
OPN Tray 100-000000139
Place in performance rating 473 538
Vertical segment Server Server
Family Xeon Gold
Processor Number 6230
Series 6200

Performance

Base frequency 3.7 GHz 2.10 GHz
L1 cache 512 KB 1.25 MB
L2 cache 4 MB 20 MB
L3 cache 128 MB 27.5 MB
Maximum frequency 3.9 GHz 3.90 GHz
Number of cores 8 20
Number of threads 16 40
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 4 × 8 GT/s
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm
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 190.7 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

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2
Socket Count 1P/2P
Sockets supported SP3 FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 180 Watt 125 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 128 48
PCI Express revision 4.0 3.0
PCIe configurations x16, x8
Scalability 4S

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
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

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)