Xeon Gold 6434 vs EPYC 7301

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7301 and Xeon Gold 6434 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	740	391
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.58	10.89
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD EPYC	no data
Architecture codename	Naples (2017−2018)	Sapphire Rapids
Release date	29 June 2017 (7 years ago)	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$825	no data
Current price	$1500 (1.8x MSRP)	$2328

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6434 has 589% better value for money than EPYC 7301.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7301 and Xeon Gold 6434 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	32	16
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	4.1 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB (shared)	22.5 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	192 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	64 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	64 °C
Number of transistors	4,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7301 and Xeon Gold 6434 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 (Multiprocessor)	2
Socket	TR4	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	195 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7301 and Xeon Gold 6434. 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	+	+
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 7301 and Xeon Gold 6434 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 7301 and Xeon Gold 6434 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 7301 and Xeon Gold 6434. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Eight-channel	DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size	2 TiB	4 TB
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	170.671 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7301 and Xeon Gold 6434.

PCIe version	3.0	5
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 6434 outperforms EPYC 7301 by 66% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	9.69	16.06
Recency	29 June 2017	10 January 2023
Physical cores	16	8
Threads	32	16
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	195 Watt

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