EPYC 7773X vs Xeon Gold 6246

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6246 and EPYC 7773X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	379	15
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	7.60	5.22
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Milan-X (2022)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	22 March 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,286	no data
Current price	$2260 (0.7x MSRP)	$6590

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6246 has 46% better value for money than EPYC 7773X.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6246 and EPYC 7773X 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads	24	128
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	768 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	24.75 MB	768 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Die size	no data	8x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature	76 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	33,200 million
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6246 and EPYC 7773X 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)	165 Watt	280 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6246 and EPYC 7773X. 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 6246 and EPYC 7773X 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 6246 and EPYC 7773X 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 6246 and EPYC 7773X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-3200
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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6246 and EPYC 7773X.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	128

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

EPYC 7773X outperforms Xeon Gold 6246 by 269% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	16.05	59.15
Recency	2 April 2019	22 March 2022
Physical cores	12	64
Threads	24	128
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	280 Watt

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