EPYC 9174F vs Xeon Gold 6134

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6134 and EPYC 9174F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	739	105
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.73	6.73
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	AMD EPYC
Power efficiency	7.61	10.33
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)	Genoa (2022−2023)
Release date	25 April 2017 (7 years ago)	10 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,214	$3,850

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 9174F has 147% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6134.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6134 and EPYC 9174F 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 cores	8 (Octa-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	16	32
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	4.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	4.4 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	32	41
L1 cache	512 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	24.75 MB	256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm, 6 nm
Die size	no data	8x 72 mm2
Maximum core temperature	79 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	52,560 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6134 and EPYC 9174F 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 configuration	4 (Multiprocessor)	2
Socket	FCLGA3647	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	320 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6134 and EPYC 9174F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6134 and EPYC 9174F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6134 and EPYC 9174F are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6134 and EPYC 9174F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	768 GB	6 TiB
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	460.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6134 and EPYC 9174F.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	48	128

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.

---

Pros & cons summary

---

Performance score	10.46	34.93
Recency	25 April 2017	10 November 2022
Physical cores	8	16
Threads	16	32
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	320 Watt

---

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 6134 and EPYC 9174F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.

---