Xeon Gold 6530 vs EPYC 72F3

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 72F3 and Xeon Gold 6530 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	329	48
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.15	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD EPYC	no data
Architecture codename	Milan (2021)	Emerald Rapids
Release date	15 March 2021 (3 years ago)	1 October 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,468	no data
Current price	$4484 (1.8x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 72F3 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 cores	8 (Octa-Core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	16	64
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB (shared)	160 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm+	Intel 7 nm
Die size	8x 81 mm2	2x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	74 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	74 °C
Number of transistors	33,200 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 72F3 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 configuration	2	2
Socket	SP3	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	180 Watt	270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 72F3 and Xeon Gold 6530. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

EPYC 72F3 and Xeon Gold 6530 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 72F3 and Xeon Gold 6530 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 72F3 and Xeon Gold 6530. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR5 @ 4800 MT/s (1 DPC)
Maximum memory size	4 TiB	4 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.795 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	no data	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 72F3 and Xeon Gold 6530.

PCIe version	4.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	128	80

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

Xeon Gold 6530 outperforms EPYC 72F3 by 140% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	17.62	42.37
Recency	15 March 2021	1 October 2023
Physical cores	8	32
Threads	16	64
Power consumption (TDP)	180 Watt	270 Watt

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