Xeon Gold 6134M vs EPYC 7551P
Primary details
Comparing EPYC 7551P and Xeon Gold 6134M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 209 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 4.22 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | AMD EPYC | Intel Xeon Gold |
| Power efficiency | 12.62 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Naples (2017−2018) | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) |
| Release date | 20 June 2017 (7 years ago) | 25 April 2017 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $2,100 | $5,217 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
EPYC 7551P and Xeon Gold 6134M 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 | 32 (Dotriaconta-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 64 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 20 | 32 |
| L1 cache | 3 MB | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 8 MB |
| L3 cache | 64 MB (shared) | 24.75 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 213 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 79 °C |
| Number of transistors | 19200 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on EPYC 7551P and Xeon Gold 6134M 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 4 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | TR4 | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 180 Watt | 130 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7551P and Xeon Gold 6134M. 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 | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
Security technologies
EPYC 7551P and Xeon Gold 6134M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7551P and Xeon Gold 6134M are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7551P and Xeon Gold 6134M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Eight-channel | DDR4-2666 |
| Maximum memory size | 2 TiB | 1.5 TB |
| Max memory channels | 8 | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 170.671 GB/s | 128.001 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7551P and Xeon Gold 6134M.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 128 | 48 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 20 June 2017 | 25 April 2017 |
| Physical cores | 32 | 8 |
| Threads | 64 | 16 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 180 Watt | 130 Watt |
EPYC 7551P has an age advantage of 1 month, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
Xeon Gold 6134M, on the other hand, has 38.5% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between EPYC 7551P and Xeon Gold 6134M. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between EPYC 7551P and Xeon Gold 6134M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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