Xeon Gold 6530 vs EPYC 7302P

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 7302P
2019
16 cores / 32 threads, 155 Watt
20.57
Xeon Gold 6530
2023
32 cores / 64 threads, 270 Watt
41.26
+101%

Xeon Gold 6530 outperforms EPYC 7302P by a whopping 101% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7302P and Xeon Gold 6530 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27359
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation13.4056.60
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCno data
Power efficiency12.5614.46
Architecture codenameZen 2 (2017−2020)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date7 August 2019 (5 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$825$2,128

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6530 has 322% better value for money than EPYC 7302P.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7302P and Xeon Gold 6530 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads3264
Base clock speed3 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz4 GHz
Multiplier30no data
L1 cache1 MB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache8 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache128 MB (shared)160 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size192 mm22x 763 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7302P and Xeon Gold 6530 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2
SocketTR4FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)155 Watt270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7302P and Xeon Gold 6530. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

EPYC 7302P and Xeon Gold 6530 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7302P and Xeon Gold 6530 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7302P and Xeon Gold 6530. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR5 @ 4800 MT/s (1 DPC)
Maximum memory size4 TiB4 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
Maximum memory bandwidth204.763 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7302P and Xeon Gold 6530.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data80

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.

EPYC 7302P 20.57
Xeon Gold 6530 41.26
+101%

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.

EPYC 7302P 32669
Xeon Gold 6530 65533
+101%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.57 41.26
Recency 7 August 2019 14 December 2023
Physical cores 16 32
Threads 32 64
Power consumption (TDP) 155 Watt 270 Watt

EPYC 7302P has 74.2% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6530, on the other hand, has a 100.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Xeon Gold 6530 is our recommended choice as it beats the EPYC 7302P in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between EPYC 7302P and Xeon Gold 6530, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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