Xeon Gold 6438N vs EPYC 9174F

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 9174F
2022
16 cores / 32 threads, 320 Watt
36.26
+5.1%
Xeon Gold 6438N
2023
32 cores / 64 threads, 205 Watt
34.49

EPYC 9174F outperforms Xeon Gold 6438N by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 9174F and Xeon Gold 6438N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking103115
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.9725.41
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCno data
Power efficiency10.3315.34
Architecture codenameGenoa (2022−2023)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date10 November 2022 (1 year ago)10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,850$3,351

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6438N has 265% better value for money than EPYC 9174F.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 9174F and Xeon Gold 6438N 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)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads3264
Base clock speed4.1 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz3.6 GHz
Multiplier41no data
L1 cache1 MB80K (per core)
L2 cache16 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache256 MB (shared)60 MB
Chip lithography5 nm, 6 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size8x 72 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data85 °C
Number of transistors52,560 millionno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 9174F and Xeon Gold 6438N 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
SocketSP5FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)320 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 9174F and Xeon Gold 6438N. 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-+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

EPYC 9174F and Xeon Gold 6438N 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 9174F and Xeon Gold 6438N 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 9174F and Xeon Gold 6438N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
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 9174F and Xeon Gold 6438N.

PCIe version5.05
PCI Express lanes12880

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 9174F 36.26
+5.1%
Xeon Gold 6438N 34.49

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 9174F 55485
+5.1%
Xeon Gold 6438N 52789

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 36.26 34.49
Recency 10 November 2022 10 January 2023
Physical cores 16 32
Threads 32 64
Power consumption (TDP) 320 Watt 205 Watt

EPYC 9174F has a 5.1% higher aggregate performance score.

Xeon Gold 6438N, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 months, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 56.1% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between EPYC 9174F and Xeon Gold 6438N.


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