Intel Xeon Gold 6230 vs AMD EPYC 7371

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6230 and AMD EPYC 7371 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.

Intel Xeon Gold 6230

AMD EPYC 7371

Differences

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 3% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Around 60% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 200 Watt
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 44763 vs 31094

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	20 vs 16
Number of threads	40 vs 32
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt vs 200 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	44763 vs 31094

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7371

2.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2377 vs 2110

Specifications (specs)
L3 cache	64 MB vs 27.5 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2377 vs 2110

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6230
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7371

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2110

2377

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

44763

31094

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6230	AMD EPYC 7371
PassMark - Single thread mark	2110	2377
PassMark - CPU mark	44763	31094

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6230	AMD EPYC 7371
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake
Family	Xeon Gold	AMD EPYC
Launch date	2 April 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$1894, $1900
Place in performance rating	537	593
Processor Number	6230
Series	6200	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	3.1 GHz
Bus Speed	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	1.25 MB
L2 cache	20 MB
L3 cache	27.5 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	87 °C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	20	16
Number of threads	40	32
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	131.13 GB/s	341 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	200 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	x128
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)