Xeon Gold 6312U vs EPYC 7301

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 7301
2017
16 cores / 32 threads, 170 Watt
9.62
Xeon Gold 6312U
2021
24 cores / 48 threads, 185 Watt
27.02
+181%

Xeon Gold 6312U outperforms EPYC 7301 by a whopping 181% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7301 and Xeon Gold 6312U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking804181
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.98no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCno data
Power efficiency5.2613.57
Architecture codenameNaples (2017−2018)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date29 June 2017 (7 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$825no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

EPYC 7301 and Xeon Gold 6312U 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads3248
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz3.6 GHz
Multiplier22no data
L1 cache96K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache64 MB (shared)36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Die size192 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7301 and Xeon Gold 6312U 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketTR4FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)170 Watt185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7301 and Xeon Gold 6312U. 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-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

EPYC 7301 and Xeon Gold 6312U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7301 and Xeon Gold 6312U 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 7301 and Xeon Gold 6312U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR4-3200
Maximum memory size2 TiB6 TB
Max memory channels88
Maximum memory bandwidth170.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7301 and Xeon Gold 6312U.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes12864

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 7301 9.62
Xeon Gold 6312U 27.02
+181%

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 7301 14991
Xeon Gold 6312U 42124
+181%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.62 27.02
Recency 29 June 2017 6 April 2021
Physical cores 16 24
Threads 32 48
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 170 Watt 185 Watt

EPYC 7301 has 8.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6312U, on the other hand, has a 180.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Gold 6312U is our recommended choice as it beats the EPYC 7301 in performance tests.


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