EPYC 9355P vs Xeon Gold 6150

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6150
2017
18 cores / 36 threads, 165 Watt
16.73
EPYC 9355P
2024
32 cores / 64 threads, 280 Watt
59.20
+254%

EPYC 9355P outperforms Xeon Gold 6150 by a whopping 254% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6150 and EPYC 9355P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking39518
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.9916.93
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency9.6720.17
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Turin (2024)
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,358$2,998

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 9355P has 324% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6150.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6150 and EPYC 9355P 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 cores18 (Octadeca-Core)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads3664
Base clock speed2.7 GHz3.55 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier27no data
L1 cache1.125 MB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache18 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache24.75 MB256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data8x 70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperature89 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data66,520 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6150 and EPYC 9355P 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647SP5
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt280 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6150 and EPYC 9355P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6150 and EPYC 9355P 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 Xeon Gold 6150 and EPYC 9355P 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 Xeon Gold 6150 and EPYC 9355P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR5
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6150 and EPYC 9355P.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes48128

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 6150 16.73
EPYC 9355P 59.20
+254%

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.

Xeon Gold 6150 26789
EPYC 9355P 94811
+254%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.73 59.20
Recency 25 April 2017 10 October 2024
Physical cores 18 32
Threads 36 64
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 280 Watt

Xeon Gold 6150 has 69.7% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9355P, on the other hand, has a 253.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 77.8% more physical cores and 77.8% more threads, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 9355P is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6150 in performance tests.


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