EPYC 7401P vs Xeon Gold 6230

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6230
2019
20 cores / 40 threads, 125 Watt
14.84
EPYC 7401P
2017
24 cores / 48 threads, 170 Watt
15.84
+6.7%

EPYC 7401P outperforms Xeon Gold 6230 by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking513463
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.223.58
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldAMD EPYC
Power efficiency5.023.94
DesignerIntelAMD
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Naples (2017−2018)
Release date2 April 2019 (6 years ago)29 June 2017 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,894$1,075

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7401P has 11% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6230.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6230 and EPYC 7401P 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 cores20 (Icosa-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads4048
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier2120
L1 cache1.25 MB96K (per core)
L2 cache20 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache27.5 MB64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data192 mm2
Maximum core temperature87 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6230 and EPYC 7401P 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA3647TR4
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6230 and EPYC 7401P. 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
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6230 and EPYC 7401P 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 7401P 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 6230 and EPYC 7401P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory size1 TB2 TiB
Max memory channels68
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/s170.671 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6230 and EPYC 7401P.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes48128

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

Xeon Gold 6230 14.84
EPYC 7401P 15.84
+6.7%

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Xeon Gold 6230 26076
Samples: 12
EPYC 7401P 27836
+6.7%
Samples: 29

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon Gold 6230 1123
+42.7%
EPYC 7401P 787

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon Gold 6230 7620
+63.3%
EPYC 7401P 4666

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.84 15.84
Recency 2 April 2019 29 June 2017
Physical cores 20 24
Threads 40 48
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 170 Watt

Xeon Gold 6230 has an age advantage of 1 year, and 36% lower power consumption.

EPYC 7401P, on the other hand, has a 6.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 20% more physical cores and 20% more threads.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Intel Xeon Gold 6230 and AMD EPYC 7401P.

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