Xeon Gold 6148 vs EPYC 9754

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 9754
2023
128 cores / 256 threads, 360 Watt
65.64
+246%

EPYC 9754 outperforms Xeon Gold 6148 by a whopping 246% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 9754 and Xeon Gold 6148 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11321
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.075.64
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency16.6311.53
Architecture codenameBergamo (2023)Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date13 June 2023 (1 year ago)25 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$11,900$3,072

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6148 has 427% better value for money than EPYC 9754.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 9754 and Xeon Gold 6148 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 cores12820 (Icosa-Core)
Threads25640
Base clock speed2.25 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data24
L1 cache64 KB (per core)1.25 MB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)20 MB
L3 cache256 MB (shared)27.5 MB
Chip lithography5 nm14 nm
Die size8x 73 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data86 °C
Number of transistors71,000 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 9754 and Xeon Gold 6148 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 configuration24 (Multiprocessor)
SocketSP5FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)360 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 9754 and Xeon Gold 6148. 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-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

EPYC 9754 and Xeon Gold 6148 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 9754 and Xeon Gold 6148 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 9754 and Xeon Gold 6148. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4-2666
Maximum memory sizeno data768 GB
Max memory channelsno data6
Maximum memory bandwidthno data128.001 GB/s
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 9754 and Xeon Gold 6148.

PCIe version5.03.0
PCI Express lanes12848

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 9754 65.64
+246%
Xeon Gold 6148 18.96

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 9754 100460
+246%
Xeon Gold 6148 29009

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 65.64 18.96
Recency 13 June 2023 25 April 2017
Physical cores 128 20
Threads 256 40
Chip lithography 5 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 360 Watt 150 Watt

EPYC 9754 has a 246.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 540% more physical cores and 540% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon Gold 6148, on the other hand, has 140% lower power consumption.

The EPYC 9754 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6148 in performance tests.


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