Xeon Gold 6230R vs EPYC 7642

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7642 and Xeon Gold 6230R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	90	254
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.23	22.57
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD EPYC	Intel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency	15.57	13.35
Architecture codename	Zen 2 (2017−2020)	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date	7 August 2019 (5 years ago)	24 February 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$4,775	$1,900

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6230R has 332% better value for money than EPYC 7642.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7642 and Xeon Gold 6230R 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	48 (Octatetraconta-Core)	26 (Hexacosa-Core)
Threads	96	52
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	4 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	23	21
L1 cache	3 MB	1.625 MB
L2 cache	24 MB	26 MB
L3 cache	256 MB (shared)	35.75 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 7642 and Xeon Gold 6230R 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	2 (Multiprocessor)	no data
Socket	TR4	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7642 and Xeon Gold 6230R. 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	+	+
vPro	no data	+
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	-
Precision Boost 2	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

EPYC 7642 and Xeon Gold 6230R 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 7642 and Xeon Gold 6230R 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 7642 and Xeon Gold 6230R. 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	8	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.763 GB/s	140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7642 and Xeon Gold 6230R.

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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	38.42	21.96
Recency	7 August 2019	24 February 2020
Physical cores	48	26
Threads	96	52
Chip lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	150 Watt

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