Xeon Gold 6348 vs EPYC 7532

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 7532
2020
32 cores / 64 threads, 200 Watt
33.21
+1.7%
Xeon Gold 6348
2021
28 cores / 56 threads, 235 Watt
32.64

EPYC 7532 outperforms Xeon Gold 6348 by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7532 and Xeon Gold 6348 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking119123
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCno data
Power efficiency15.7113.14
Architecture codenameZen 2 (2017−2020)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date19 February 2020 (4 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7532 and Xeon Gold 6348 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 cores32 (Dotriaconta-Core)28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads6456
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz3.5 GHz
Multiplier24no data
L1 cache2 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache16 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache256 MB42 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 14 nm10 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7532 and Xeon Gold 6348 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 configurationno data2
SocketSocket SP3FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt235 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7532 and Xeon Gold 6348. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® 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 7532 and Xeon Gold 6348 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7532 and Xeon Gold 6348 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 7532 and Xeon Gold 6348. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size4 TiB6 TB
Max memory channels88
Maximum memory bandwidth204.763 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7532 and Xeon Gold 6348.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data64

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 7532 33.21
+1.7%
Xeon Gold 6348 32.64

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 7532 52755
+1.8%
Xeon Gold 6348 51843

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 33.21 32.64
Recency 19 February 2020 6 April 2021
Physical cores 32 28
Threads 64 56
Chip lithography 7 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 235 Watt

EPYC 7532 has a 1.7% higher aggregate performance score, 14.3% more physical cores and 14.3% more threads, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 17.5% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6348, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between EPYC 7532 and Xeon Gold 6348.


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