Intel Xeon Gold 6234 vs AMD EPYC 7371

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6234 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 6234

AMD EPYC 7371

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6234

Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Around 54% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 200 Watt
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2402 vs 2377

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 200 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2402 vs 2377

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7371

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 vs 16
2.6x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 31094 vs 28888

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
L3 cache	64 MB vs 24.75 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	31094 vs 28888

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6234
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7371

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2402

2377

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

28888

31094

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6234	AMD EPYC 7371
PassMark - Single thread mark	2402	2377
PassMark - CPU mark	28888	31094

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6234	AMD EPYC 7371
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake
Launch date	Q2'19
Launch price (MSRP)	$2613
Place in performance rating	605	594
Processor Number	6234
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Performance
Base frequency	3.30 GHz	3.1 GHz
L3 cache	24.75 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	79°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	8	16
Number of threads	16	32
Memory
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory size	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4
Maximum memory bandwidth		341 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 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)
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)