Xeon Gold 6326 vs EPYC 7453

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7453 and Xeon Gold 6326 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	109	203
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	21.35	17.57
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD EPYC	no data
Architecture codename	Milan (2021)	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	12 January 2021 (3 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,570	no data
Current price	$1525 (1x MSRP)	$2228

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7453 has 22% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6326.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7453 and Xeon Gold 6326 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	28 (Octacosa-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	56	32
Base clock speed	2.75 GHz	2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.45 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	1792 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	14 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB (shared)	24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm+	10 nm
Die size	4x 81 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	78 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	78 °C
Number of transistors	16,600 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7453 and Xeon Gold 6326 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	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7453 and Xeon Gold 6326. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	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 7453 and Xeon Gold 6326 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7453 and Xeon Gold 6326 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 7453 and Xeon Gold 6326. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	4 TiB	6 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

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7453 and Xeon Gold 6326.

PCIe version	4.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	128	64

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.

EPYC 7453 outperforms Xeon Gold 6326 by 43% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	32.70	22.80
Recency	12 January 2021	6 April 2021
Physical cores	28	16
Threads	56	32
Chip lithography	7 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	185 Watt

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