AMD EPYC 8124P vs Intel Xeon Gold 6230

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 8124P 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 8124P

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 14 nm
  • 2.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2338 vs 2126
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 18 Sep 2023 vs 2 April 2019
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache 64 MB (shared) vs 27.5 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2338 vs 2126

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 30% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3 GHz
  • Around 25% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 25% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 23% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 44680 vs 36338
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 20 vs 16
Number of threads 40 vs 32
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 3 GHz
L1 cache 1.25 MB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 20 MB vs 1 MB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 44680 vs 36338

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 8124P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6230

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2338
2126
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
36338
44680
Name AMD EPYC 8124P Intel Xeon Gold 6230
PassMark - Single thread mark 2338 2126
PassMark - CPU mark 36338 44680

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 8124P Intel Xeon Gold 6230

Essentials

Launch date 18 Sep 2023 2 April 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $639 $1894, $1900
Place in performance rating 645 624
Architecture codename Cascade Lake
Family Xeon Gold
Processor Number 6230
Series 6200
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.45 GHz 2.10 GHz
Die size 2x 73 mm²
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 1.25 MB
L2 cache 1 MB (per core) 20 MB
L3 cache 64 MB (shared) 27.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm 14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 75°C 87 °C
Maximum frequency 3 GHz 3.90 GHz
Number of cores 16 20
Number of threads 32 40
Transistor count 17,750 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 4 × 8 GT/s
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 3

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5 DDR4-2933
Max memory channels 6
Maximum memory bandwidth 131.13 GB/s
Maximum memory size 1 TB
Supported memory frequency 2933 MHz

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 120-150 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Sockets supported SP6 FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 Watt 125 Watt

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 5, 96 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes 48
PCI Express revision 3.0
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)