AMD EPYC 9254 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6430

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 9254 and Intel Xeon Gold 6430 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.

AMD EPYC 9254

Intel Xeon Gold 6430

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9254

Around 22% higher clock speed: 4.15 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
Around 35% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 270 Watt
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3036 vs 2497

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.15 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt vs 270 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3036 vs 2497

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6430

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 24
16 more threads: 64 vs 48
491520x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 82407 vs 64815

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 24
Number of threads	64 vs 48
L3 cache	60 MB vs 128MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	82407 vs 64815

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 9254
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6430

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3036

2497

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

64815

82407

Name	AMD EPYC 9254	Intel Xeon Gold 6430
PassMark - Single thread mark	3036	2497
PassMark - CPU mark	64815	82407

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 9254	Intel Xeon Gold 6430
Essentials
Launch date	10 Nov 2022	Q1'23
Launch price (MSRP)	$2299	$2128
Place in performance rating	140	138
Architecture codename		Sapphire Rapids
Processor Number		6430
Series		4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.9 GHz	2.10 GHz
Die size	4x 72 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1MB (per core)
L3 cache	128MB (shared)	60 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	7 nm
Maximum frequency	4.15 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	24	32
Number of threads	48	64
Transistor count	26,280 million
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		72°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800 MHz, Twelve-channel	DDR5-4400
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory size		6 TB
Supported memory frequency		4400 MHz
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	200-240 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	SP5	FCLGA4677
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	270 Watt
Package Size		77.5mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 128 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		80
PCI Express revision		5.0
Scalability		2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions		Intel AMX, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)