Xeon Gold 6430 vs EPYC 7401

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Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7401 and Xeon Gold 6430 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking107not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.48no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCno data
Power efficiency19.37no data
Architecture codenameNaples (2017−2018)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date29 June 2017 (7 years ago)10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,850$2,138

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

EPYC 7401 and Xeon Gold 6430 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads4864
Base clock speed2 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.4 GHz
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache96K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache64 MB (shared)60 MB
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size192 mm24x 477 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7401 and Xeon Gold 6430 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)2
SocketTR4FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)170 Watt270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7401 and Xeon Gold 6430. 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-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

EPYC 7401 and Xeon Gold 6430 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 7401 and Xeon Gold 6430 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 7401 and Xeon Gold 6430. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR5-4400
Maximum memory size2 TiB4 TB
Max memory channels88
Maximum memory bandwidth170.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7401 and Xeon Gold 6430.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes12880

Pros & cons summary


Recency 29 June 2017 10 January 2023
Physical cores 24 32
Threads 48 64
Power consumption (TDP) 170 Watt 270 Watt

EPYC 7401 has 58.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6430, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, and 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

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