Intel Xeon Gold 6230 vs AMD EPYC 7501

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6230 and AMD EPYC 7501 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 7501

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 25% 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 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2110 vs 1925
Around 80% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 44763 vs 24925

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	2110 vs 1925
PassMark - CPU mark	44763 vs 24925

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7501

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
12 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 20
24 more threads: 64 vs 40
2.4x 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

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	32 vs 20
Number of threads	64 vs 40
L1 cache	96 KB (per core) vs 1.25 MB
L3 cache	64 MB vs 27.5 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6230
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7501

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2110

1925

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

44763

24925

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6230	AMD EPYC 7501
PassMark - Single thread mark	2110	1925
PassMark - CPU mark	44763	24925

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6230	AMD EPYC 7501
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	537	891
Processor Number	6230
Series	6200	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$4,389.87
Value for money (0-100)		1.27
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	32
Number of threads	40	64
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™)