EPYC 9224 vs Xeon Gold 6152

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6152 and EPYC 9224 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	369	56
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	32.85	14.97
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	AMD EPYC
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Genoa
Release date	25 April 2017 (7 years ago)	10 November 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,655	$1,825
Current price	$321 (0.1x MSRP)	$2602 (1.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6152 has 119% better value for money than EPYC 9224.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6152 and EPYC 9224 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	22 (Docosa-Core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	44	48
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	2.5 GHz
L1 cache	1.375 MB	1536 KB
L2 cache	22 MB	24 MB
L3 cache	30.25 MB	64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm, 6 nm
Die size	no data	4x 72 mm2
Maximum core temperature	92 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	26,280 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6152 and EPYC 9224 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	4 (Multiprocessor)	2
Socket	FCLGA3647	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	200 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6152 and EPYC 9224. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6152 and EPYC 9224 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 6152 and EPYC 9224 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 Xeon Gold 6152 and EPYC 9224. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	768 GB	6 TiB
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	460.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6152 and EPYC 9224.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	48	128

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 9224 outperforms Xeon Gold 6152 by 147% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	16.45	40.67
Recency	25 April 2017	10 November 2022
Physical cores	22	24
Threads	44	48
Cost	$3655	$1825
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	200 Watt

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