Ryzen Embedded V2546 vs Xeon Gold 6230N

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6230N and Ryzen Embedded V2546 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	690
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	AMD Ryzen Embedded
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Renoir (2020−2022)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	10 November 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,046	no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6230N and Ryzen Embedded V2546 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	40	12
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	3.95 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	1.25 MB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	20 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	27.5 MB	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Die size	no data	156 mm2
Maximum core temperature	78 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	9,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6230N and Ryzen Embedded V2546 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)	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	FP6
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6230N and Ryzen Embedded V2546. 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 6230N and Ryzen Embedded V2546 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 6230N and Ryzen Embedded V2546 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 6230N and Ryzen Embedded V2546. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	1 TB	64 GB
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	68.269 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon Graphics 384SP

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6230N and Ryzen Embedded V2546.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	20

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 April 2019	10 November 2020
Physical cores	20	6
Threads	40	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	35 Watt

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