Xeon Gold 6530 vs EPYC 9534

Aggregate performance score

EPYC 9534
2022
64 cores / 128 threads, 280 Watt
59.10
+43.2%
Xeon Gold 6530
2023
32 cores / 64 threads, 270 Watt
41.26

EPYC 9534 outperforms Xeon Gold 6530 by a considerable 43% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 9534 and Xeon Gold 6530 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1861
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.7256.73
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCno data
Power efficiency19.9814.46
Architecture codenameGenoa (2022−2023)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date10 November 2022 (2 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$8,803$2,128

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6530 has 1986% better value for money than EPYC 9534.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 9534 and Xeon Gold 6530 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 cores64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads12864
Base clock speed2.45 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4 GHz
Multiplier24.5no data
L1 cache64K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache256 MB (shared)160 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm, 6 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size8x 72 mm22x 763 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors52,560 millionno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 9534 and Xeon Gold 6530 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)280 Watt270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 9534 and Xeon Gold 6530. 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 9534 and Xeon Gold 6530 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 9534 and Xeon Gold 6530 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 9534 and Xeon Gold 6530. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800DDR5 @ 4800 MT/s (1 DPC)
Maximum memory size6 TiB4 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
Maximum memory bandwidth460.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 9534 and Xeon Gold 6530.

PCIe version5.05.0
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 9534 59.10
+43.2%
Xeon Gold 6530 41.26

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 9534 93884
+43.3%
Xeon Gold 6530 65533

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 59.10 41.26
Recency 10 November 2022 14 December 2023
Physical cores 64 32
Threads 128 64
Power consumption (TDP) 280 Watt 270 Watt

EPYC 9534 has a 43.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Xeon Gold 6530, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 3.7% lower power consumption.

The EPYC 9534 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6530 in performance tests.


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