Intel Xeon Gold 6230 vs AMD EPYC 7401

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6230 and AMD EPYC 7401 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Gold 6230

AMD EPYC 7401

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6230

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 30% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 67% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 36% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2098 vs 1850

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 April 2019 vs June 2017
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3 GHz
L2 cache	20 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2098 vs 1850

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7401

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 20
8 more threads: 48 vs 40
Around 80% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 55280 vs 44580

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	24 vs 20
Number of threads	48 vs 40
L1 cache	96 KB (per core) vs 1.25 MB
L3 cache	64 MB vs 27.5 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	55280 vs 44580

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6230
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7401

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2098

1850

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

44580

55280

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6230	AMD EPYC 7401
PassMark - Single thread mark	2098	1850
PassMark - CPU mark	44580	55280
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3541
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		24681

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6230	AMD EPYC 7401
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Zen
Family	Xeon Gold	AMD EPYC
Launch date	2 April 2019	June 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$1894, $1900
Place in performance rating	538	125
Processor Number	6230
Series	6200	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2 GHz
Bus Speed	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	1.25 MB	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	20 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	27.5 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	87 °C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	20	24
Number of threads	40	48
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
Unlocked
Die size		192 mm
Transistor count		4800 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	131.13 GB/s	307/341 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz	2400/2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	155/170 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)