EPYC 7352 vs Xeon Gold 6252N

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6252N and EPYC 7352 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	193
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	11.44
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	AMD EPYC
Power efficiency	no data	15.41
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Zen 2 (2017−2020)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	7 August 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$4,259	$1,350

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6252N and EPYC 7352 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	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	48	48
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	23	23
L1 cache	1.5 MB	1.5 MB
L2 cache	24 MB	12 MB
L3 cache	35.75 MB	128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Die size	no data	192 mm2
Maximum core temperature	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6252N and EPYC 7352 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 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA3647	TR4
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	155 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6252N and EPYC 7352. 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	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6252N and EPYC 7352 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 6252N and EPYC 7352 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 6252N and EPYC 7352. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory size	1 TB	4 TiB
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6252N and EPYC 7352.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	48	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 April 2019	7 August 2019
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	155 Watt

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