Xeon Gold 6208U vs EPYC 7302P
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 7302P outperforms Xeon Gold 6208U by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing EPYC 7302P and Xeon Gold 6208U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 257 | 368 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 14.02 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | AMD EPYC | no data |
| Architecture codename | Zen 2 (2017−2020) | no data |
| Release date | 7 August 2019 (5 years ago) | 1 January 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $825 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
EPYC 7302P and Xeon Gold 6208U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 32 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Multiplier | 30 | no data |
| L1 cache | 1 MB | no data |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | 128 MB (shared) | 22 MB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm, 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 192 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 85 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4,800 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on EPYC 7302P and Xeon Gold 6208U compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | no data |
| Socket | TR4 | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 155 Watt | 150 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7302P and Xeon Gold 6208U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| Status | no data | Launched |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
EPYC 7302P and Xeon Gold 6208U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7302P and Xeon Gold 6208U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7302P and Xeon Gold 6208U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Eight-channel | DDR4-2933 |
| Maximum memory size | 4 TiB | 1 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 204.763 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7302P and Xeon Gold 6208U.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 48 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 21.23 | 17.56 |
| Recency | 7 August 2019 | 1 January 2020 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 155 Watt | 150 Watt |
EPYC 7302P has a 20.9% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
Xeon Gold 6208U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 months, and 3.3% lower power consumption.
The EPYC 7302P is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6208U in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between EPYC 7302P and Xeon Gold 6208U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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