AMD EPYC 9454P vs Intel Xeon Gold 6230R

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 9454P and Intel Xeon Gold 6230R 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 9454P

Intel Xeon Gold 6230R

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9454P

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
22 more cores, run more applications at once: 48 vs 26
44 more threads: 96 vs 52
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 14 nm
Around 85% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2993 vs 2251
Around 79% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 95853 vs 53543

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Nov 2022 vs 24 Feb 2020
Number of cores	48 vs 26
Number of threads	96 vs 52
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 1.625 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2993 vs 2251
PassMark - CPU mark	95853 vs 53543

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6230R

Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
567978.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
146432x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 93% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 290 Watt

Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
L2 cache	26 MB vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	35.75 MB vs 256MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 290 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 9454P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6230R

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2993

2251

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

95853

53543

Name	AMD EPYC 9454P	Intel Xeon Gold 6230R
PassMark - Single thread mark	2993	2251
PassMark - CPU mark	95853	53543

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 9454P	Intel Xeon Gold 6230R
Essentials
Launch date	10 Nov 2022	24 Feb 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$4598	$1894 - $1900
Place in performance rating	71	516
Architecture codename		Cascade Lake
Processor Number		6230R
Series		2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.75 GHz	2.10 GHz
Die size	8x 72 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	1.625 MB
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	26 MB
L3 cache	256MB (shared)	35.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	48	26
Number of threads	96	52
Transistor count	52,560 million
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		85°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		2
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800 MHz, Twelve-channel	DDR4-2933
Max memory channels		6
Maximum memory size		1 TB
Supported memory frequency		2933 MHz
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	240-300 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	SP5	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	290 Watt	150 Watt
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 128 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		48
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		2S
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® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
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)