Intel Xeon Gold 6430 vs AMD EPYC 7H12

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6430 and AMD EPYC 7H12 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 7H12

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6430

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Around 4% lower typical power consumption: 270 Watt vs 280 Watt
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2497 vs 2022

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	270 Watt vs 280 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2497 vs 2022

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7H12

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
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 18% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 97573 vs 82407

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	64 vs 32
Number of threads	128 vs 64
L3 cache	256 MB vs 60 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	97573 vs 82407

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6430
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7H12

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2497

2022

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

82407

97573

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6430	AMD EPYC 7H12
PassMark - Single thread mark	2497	2022
PassMark - CPU mark	82407	97573

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6430	AMD EPYC 7H12
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	Zen 2
Launch date	Q1'23	18 Sep 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$2128
Place in performance rating	129	134
Processor Number	6430
Series	4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.6 GHz
L3 cache	60 MB	256 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	72°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.3 GHz
Number of cores	32	64
Number of threads	64	128
Die size		74 mm²
L1 cache		6 MB
L2 cache		32 MB
Transistor count		3800 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory size	6 TB
Supported memory frequency	4400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR5-4400	DDR4-3200
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4677	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	270 Watt	280 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	80
PCI Express revision	5.0	4.0
Scalability	2S
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)