Xeon Gold 6423N vs EPYC 9174F
Aggregated performance score
Xeon Gold 6423N outperforms EPYC 9174F by a minimal 4% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing EPYC 9174F and Xeon Gold 6423N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 85 | 79 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 7.36 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | AMD EPYC | no data |
| Architecture codename | Genoa | no data |
| Release date | 10 November 2022 (1 year ago) | 1 July 2023 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $3,850 | no data |
| Current price | $4180 (1.1x MSRP) | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
EPYC 9174F and Xeon Gold 6423N 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) | 28 (Octacosa-Core) |
| Threads | 32 | 56 |
| Base clock speed | 4.1 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.4 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 256 MB (shared) | 52.5 MB |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm, 6 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 8x 72 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 85 °C |
| Number of transistors | 52,560 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on EPYC 9174F and Xeon Gold 6423N 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 | no data |
| Socket | SP5 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 320 Watt | 195 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 9174F and Xeon Gold 6423N. 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 | + | 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 9174F and Xeon Gold 6423N 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 9174F and Xeon Gold 6423N 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 9174F and Xeon Gold 6423N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5-4800 | DDR5-4400 |
| Maximum memory size | 6 TiB | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 460.8 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | no data | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 9174F and Xeon Gold 6423N.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | 4 |
| 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.
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 6423N outperforms EPYC 9174F by 4% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Xeon Gold 6423N outperforms EPYC 9174F by 4% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 35.87 | 37.13 |
| Recency | 10 November 2022 | 1 July 2023 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 28 |
| Threads | 32 | 56 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 320 Watt | 195 Watt |
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between EPYC 9174F and Xeon Gold 6423N.
Should you still have questions on choice between EPYC 9174F and Xeon Gold 6423N, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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