EPYC 9734 vs Xeon Gold 6244

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6244 and EPYC 9734 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	624	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.68	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Bergamo (2023)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	13 June 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,925	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6244 and EPYC 9734 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	8 (Octa-Core)	112
Threads	16	224
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	3 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	36	no data
L1 cache	512 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	24.75 MB	256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Die size	no data	8x 73 mm2
Maximum core temperature	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	71,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6244 and EPYC 9734 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)	150 Watt	340 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6244 and EPYC 9734. 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	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Launched	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6244 and EPYC 9734 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 6244 and EPYC 9734 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 6244 and EPYC 9734. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR5
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	+	-

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 6244 and EPYC 9734.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	48	128

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 April 2019	13 June 2023
Physical cores	8	112
Threads	16	224
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	340 Watt

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