EPYC 7303 vs Xeon Gold 6230

Primary Details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6230 and EPYC 7303 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	326	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	7.78	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Milan (2021)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,894	no data
Current price	$2499 (1.3x MSRP)	no data

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed Specifications

Xeon Gold 6230 and EPYC 7303 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	20 (Icosa-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	40	32
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	1.25 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	20 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	27.5 MB	64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Die size	no data	2x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature	87 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	8,300 million
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6230 and EPYC 7303 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	SP3
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6230 and EPYC 7303. 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	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6230 and EPYC 7303 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 6230 and EPYC 7303 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 6230 and EPYC 7303. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6230 and EPYC 7303.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	no data

Pros & Cons Summary

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Physical cores	20	16
Threads	40	32
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	130 Watt

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