Intel Xeon Gold 6430 vs AMD EPYC 7702

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6430 and AMD EPYC 7702 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 6430

AMD EPYC 7702

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6430

Around 1% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 4 TB
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2497 vs 2116

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 4 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2497 vs 2116

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7702

32 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 32
64 more threads: 128 vs 64
4.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 35% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 270 Watt
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 93307 vs 82407

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	64 vs 32
Number of threads	128 vs 64
L3 cache	256 MB vs 60 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt vs 270 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	93307 vs 82407

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6430
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7702

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2497

2116

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

82407

93307

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6430	AMD EPYC 7702
PassMark - Single thread mark	2497	2116
PassMark - CPU mark	82407	93307

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6430	AMD EPYC 7702
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	Zen 2
Launch date	Q1'23	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$2128	$6450
Place in performance rating	138	153
Processor Number	6430
Series	4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
OPN PIB		100-100000038WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000038
Performance
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.0 GHz
L3 cache	60 MB	256 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum core temperature	72°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.35 GHz
Number of cores	32	64
Number of threads	64	128
L1 cache		4 MB
L2 cache		32 MB
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory size	6 TB	4 TB
Supported memory frequency	4400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR5-4400	DDR4-3200
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		204.8 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4677	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	270 Watt	200 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	80	128
PCI Express revision	5.0	4.0
Scalability	2S
PCIe configurations		x16, x8
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel AMX, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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)