Xeon Gold 6423N vs EPYC 9124

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 9124
2022
16 cores / 32 threads, 200 Watt
27.68
Xeon Gold 6423N
2023
28 cores / 56 threads, 195 Watt
36.16
+30.6%

Xeon Gold 6423N outperforms EPYC 9124 by a substantial 31% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 9124 and Xeon Gold 6423N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17398
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation21.22no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCno data
Power efficiency13.1017.55
Architecture codenameGenoa (2022−2023)no data
Release date10 November 2022 (2 years ago)1 July 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,083no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

EPYC 9124 and Xeon Gold 6423N 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)28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads3256
Base clock speed3 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.6 GHz
Multiplier30no data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache1 MB (per core)no data
L3 cache64 MB (shared)52.5 MB
Chip lithography5 nm, 6 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size4x 72 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data85 °C
Number of transistors26,280 millionno data
64 bit support+-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 9124 and Xeon Gold 6423N 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 configuration2no data
SocketSP5FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt195 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 9124 and Xeon Gold 6423N. 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+-
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

EPYC 9124 and Xeon Gold 6423N 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 9124 and Xeon Gold 6423N 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 9124 and Xeon Gold 6423N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size6 TiB4 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
Maximum memory bandwidth460.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 9124 and Xeon Gold 6423N.

PCIe version5.04
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 9124 27.68
Xeon Gold 6423N 36.16
+30.6%

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 9124 43963
Xeon Gold 6423N 57434
+30.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 27.68 36.16
Recency 10 November 2022 1 July 2023
Physical cores 16 28
Threads 32 56
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 195 Watt

Xeon Gold 6423N has a 30.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 months, 75% more physical cores and 75% more threads, and 2.6% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 6423N is our recommended choice as it beats the EPYC 9124 in performance tests.


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