Xeon Gold 6230R vs EPYC 7352

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 7352
2019
24 cores / 48 threads, 155 Watt
26.20
+19.3%
Xeon Gold 6230R
2020
26 cores / 52 threads, 150 Watt
21.96

EPYC 7352 outperforms Xeon Gold 6230R by a moderate 19% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7352 and Xeon Gold 6230R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking194254
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation10.9522.56
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCIntel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency15.4113.35
Architecture codenameZen 2 (2017−2020)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date7 August 2019 (5 years ago)24 February 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,350$1,900

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6230R has 106% better value for money than EPYC 7352.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7352 and Xeon Gold 6230R 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)26 (Hexacosa-Core)
Threads4852
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2321
L1 cache1.5 MB1.625 MB
L2 cache12 MB26 MB
L3 cache128 MB (shared)35.75 MB
Chip lithography7 nm, 14 nm14 nm
Die size192 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data85 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7352 and Xeon Gold 6230R 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)no data
SocketTR4FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)155 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7352 and Xeon Gold 6230R. 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-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

EPYC 7352 and Xeon Gold 6230R technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7352 and Xeon Gold 6230R 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 7352 and Xeon Gold 6230R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR4-2933
Maximum memory size4 TiB1 TB
Max memory channelsno data6
Maximum memory bandwidth204.763 GB/s140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7352 and Xeon Gold 6230R.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data48

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 7352 26.20
+19.3%
Xeon Gold 6230R 21.96

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 7352 40096
+19.3%
Xeon Gold 6230R 33608

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 26.20 21.96
Recency 7 August 2019 24 February 2020
Physical cores 24 26
Threads 48 52
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 155 Watt 150 Watt

EPYC 7352 has a 19.3% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon Gold 6230R, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 months, 8.3% more physical cores and 8.3% more threads, and 3.3% lower power consumption.

The EPYC 7352 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6230R in performance tests.


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