Xeon Gold 6348 vs EPYC 7643

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 7643
2021
48 cores / 96 threads, 225 Watt
47.88
+46.7%
Xeon Gold 6348
2021
28 cores / 56 threads, 235 Watt
32.64

EPYC 7643 outperforms Xeon Gold 6348 by a considerable 47% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7643 and Xeon Gold 6348 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking38123
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.71no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCno data
Power efficiency20.1413.14
Architecture codenameMilan (2021−2023)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date12 January 2021 (3 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,995no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

EPYC 7643 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 cores48 (Octatetraconta-Core)28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads9656
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.5 GHz
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache3 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache24 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache256 MB (shared)42 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm+10 nm
Die size8x 81 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
Number of transistors33,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7643 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 configuration22
SocketSP3FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt235 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7643 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-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

EPYC 7643 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 7643 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 7643 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 channelsno data8
Maximum memory bandwidth204.795 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7643 and Xeon Gold 6348.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanes12864

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 7643 47.88
+46.7%
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 7643 76050
+46.7%
Xeon Gold 6348 51843

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 47.88 32.64
Recency 12 January 2021 6 April 2021
Physical cores 48 28
Threads 96 56
Chip lithography 7 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 235 Watt

EPYC 7643 has a 46.7% higher aggregate performance score, 71.4% more physical cores and 71.4% more threads, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 4.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6348, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 months.

The EPYC 7643 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6348 in performance tests.


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