Intel Xeon Gold 6530 vs AMD EPYC 9354P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6530 and AMD EPYC 9354P processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6530

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • Around 5% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
  • Around 25% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2097152x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 655360x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 4% lower typical power consumption: 270 Watt vs 280 Watt
  • Around 12% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 85966 vs 76605
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 14 Dec 2023 vs 10 Nov 2022
Maximum frequency 4 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
L1 cache 80 KB (per core) vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB (per core) vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache 160 MB (shared) vs 256MB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 270 Watt vs 280 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 85966 vs 76605

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9354P

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 10 nm
  • Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2857 vs 2738
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm vs 10 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2857 vs 2738

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6530
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 9354P

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2738
2857
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
85966
76605
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6530 AMD EPYC 9354P
PassMark - Single thread mark 2738 2857
PassMark - CPU mark 85966 76605

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6530 AMD EPYC 9354P

Essentials

Launch date 14 Dec 2023 10 Nov 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $2128 $2730
Place in performance rating 99 111

Performance

Base frequency 2.1 GHz 3.25 GHz
Die size 2x 763 mm² 8x 72 mm²
L1 cache 80 KB (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB (per core) 1MB (per core)
L3 cache 160 MB (shared) 256MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 5 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 74°C
Maximum core temperature 91°C
Maximum frequency 4 GHz 3.8 GHz
Number of cores 32 32
Number of threads 64 64
Unlocked

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5 DDR5-4800
Max memory channels 12

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 1
Sockets supported 4677 SP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 270 Watt 280 Watt

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only) 5.0
Integrated Wireless 128