Xeon Gold 6421N vs EPYC 8534P
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 8534P outperforms Xeon Gold 6421N by a significant 22% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing EPYC 8534P and Xeon Gold 6421N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 49 | 94 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 6.49 | 44.51 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Power efficiency | 21.39 | 18.91 |
| Architecture codename | Siena (2023−2024) | Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 18 September 2023 (1 year ago) | 10 January 2023 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $4,950 | $2,368 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon Gold 6421N has 586% better value for money than EPYC 8534P.
Detailed specifications
EPYC 8534P and Xeon Gold 6421N 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 | 64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core) | 32 (Dotriaconta-Core) |
| Threads | 128 | 64 |
| Base clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 128 MB (shared) | 60 MB |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 4x 73 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 75 °C | 85 °C |
| Number of transistors | 35,500 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on EPYC 8534P and Xeon Gold 6421N 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 | 1 |
| Socket | SP6 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 185 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 8534P and Xeon Gold 6421N. 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 | + | + |
| 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 | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
EPYC 8534P and Xeon Gold 6421N 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 8534P and Xeon Gold 6421N 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 8534P and Xeon Gold 6421N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR5-4400 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
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 8534P and Xeon Gold 6421N.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | 5 |
| PCI Express lanes | 96 | 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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 44.89 | 36.71 |
| Recency | 18 September 2023 | 10 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 64 | 32 |
| Threads | 128 | 64 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 185 Watt |
EPYC 8534P has a 22.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 months, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Xeon Gold 6421N, on the other hand, has 8.1% lower power consumption.
The EPYC 8534P is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6421N in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between EPYC 8534P and Xeon Gold 6421N, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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