Intel Xeon Gold 6530 vs AMD EPYC 9534

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6530 and AMD EPYC 9534 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 8% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
  • 1048576x 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 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2738 vs 2579
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 14 Dec 2023 vs 10 Nov 2022
Maximum frequency 4 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
L2 cache 2 MB (per core) vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache 160 MB (shared) vs 256MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 270 Watt vs 280 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2738 vs 2579

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9534

  • 32 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 32
  • 64 more threads: 128 vs 64
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 10 nm
  • Around 60% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 93884 vs 85966
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 64 vs 32
Number of threads 128 vs 64
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache 64K (per core) vs 80 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 93884 vs 85966

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6530
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 9534

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2738
2579
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
85966
93884
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6530 AMD EPYC 9534
PassMark - Single thread mark 2738 2579
PassMark - CPU mark 85966 93884

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6530 AMD EPYC 9534

Essentials

Launch date 14 Dec 2023 10 Nov 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $2128 $8803
Place in performance rating 99 90

Performance

Base frequency 2.1 GHz 2.45 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 3.7 GHz
Number of cores 32 64
Number of threads 64 128
Unlocked
Transistor count 52,560 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 280 Watt
Configurable TDP 240-300 Watt

Peripherals

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