EPYC 74F3 vs Xeon Gold 6230

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6230
2019
20 cores / 40 threads, 125 Watt
17.69
EPYC 74F3
2021
24 cores / 48 threads, 240 Watt
39.64
+124%

EPYC 74F3 outperforms Xeon Gold 6230 by a whopping 124% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6230 and EPYC 74F3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking37276
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation13.9311.00
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldAMD EPYC
Power efficiency12.9015.06
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Milan (2021−2023)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)15 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,894$2,900

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6230 has 27% better value for money than EPYC 74F3.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6230 and EPYC 74F3 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 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier2132
L1 cache1.25 MB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache20 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache27.5 MB256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm+
Die sizeno data4x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature87 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data33,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6230 and EPYC 74F3 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)2
SocketFCLGA3647SP3
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt240 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6230 and EPYC 74F3. 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 74F3 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 74F3 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 74F3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size1 TB4 TiB
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/s204.795 GB/s
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 6230 and EPYC 74F3.

PCIe version3.04.0
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 6230 17.69
EPYC 74F3 39.64
+124%

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 6230 27069
EPYC 74F3 60666
+124%

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 960
EPYC 74F3 1438
+49.8%

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 8116
EPYC 74F3 12689
+56.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.69 39.64
Recency 2 April 2019 15 March 2021
Physical cores 20 24
Threads 40 48
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 240 Watt

Xeon Gold 6230 has 92% lower power consumption.

EPYC 74F3, on the other hand, has a 124.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 20% more physical cores and 20% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 74F3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6230 in performance tests.


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