AMD EPYC 7643 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6258R

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Combined performance score

Xeon Gold 6258R
41.66

EPYC 7643 outperforms Xeon Gold 6258R by 19% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon Gold 6258R and EPYC 7643 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking4930
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money21.003.52
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldAMD EPYC
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Milan (2021)
Release date24 February 2020 (4 years old)15 March 2021 (3 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,950$4,995
Current price$3328 (0.8x MSRP)$8748 (1.8x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6258R has 497% better value for money than EPYC 7643.

Technical specs

Xeon Gold 6258R and EPYC 7643 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 cores28 (Octacosa-Core)48 (Octatetraconta-Core)
Threads5696
Base clock speed2.7 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus support4 × 8 GT/sno data
L1 cache1.75 MB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache28 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache38.5 MB256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm+
Die sizeno data8x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature74 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data33,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6258R and EPYC 7643 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 configurationno data2
SocketFCLGA3647SP3
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt225 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6258R and EPYC 7643. 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+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
StatusLaunchedno data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6258R and EPYC 7643 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 6258R and EPYC 7643 are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno 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 6258R and EPYC 7643. 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+no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6258R and EPYC 7643.

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 6258R 41.66
EPYC 7643 49.78
+19.5%

EPYC 7643 outperforms Xeon Gold 6258R by 19% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon Gold 6258R 63984
EPYC 7643 76455
+19.5%

EPYC 7643 outperforms Xeon Gold 6258R by 19% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 41.66 49.78
Recency 24 February 2020 15 March 2021
Physical cores 28 48
Threads 56 96
Cost $3950 $4995
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 205 Watt 225 Watt

The EPYC 7643 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6258R in performance tests.


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