Intel Xeon Gold 6530 vs AMD EPYC 9224

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6530 and AMD EPYC 9224 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.

Intel Xeon Gold 6530

AMD EPYC 9224

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6530

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 24
16 more threads: 64 vs 48
Around 8% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Around 67% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2796202.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2621440x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Launch date	14 Dec 2023 vs 10 Nov 2022
Number of cores	32 vs 24
Number of threads	64 vs 48
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 3.7 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 64MB (shared)

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9224

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 10 nm
Around 35% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 270 Watt
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2881 vs 2857
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 92518 vs 89882

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 10 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt vs 270 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2881 vs 2857
PassMark - CPU mark	92518 vs 89882

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6530
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 9224

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2857

2881

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

89882

92518

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6530	AMD EPYC 9224
PassMark - Single thread mark	2857	2881
PassMark - CPU mark	89882	92518

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6530	AMD EPYC 9224
Essentials
Launch date	14 Dec 2023	10 Nov 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$2128	$1825
Place in performance rating	78	71
Performance
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	2.5 GHz
Die size	2x 763 mm²	4x 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)	64MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	5 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74°C
Maximum core temperature	91°C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	32	24
Number of threads	64	48
Unlocked
Transistor count		26,280 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR5-4800 MHz, Twelve-channel
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Sockets supported	4677	SP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	270 Watt	200 Watt
Configurable TDP		200-240 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)	Gen 5, 128 Lanes, (CPU only)