EPYC 7663 vs Xeon Gold 6348H

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6348H and EPYC 7663 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	26
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	no data	AMD EPYC
Architecture codename	Cooper Lake-SP (2021)	Milan (2021)
Release date	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)	15 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$6,366
Current price	no data	$15069 (2.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6348H and EPYC 7663 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	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	56 (Hexapentaconta-Core)
Threads	48	112
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	33 MB (shared)	256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm+
Die size	no data	8x 81 mm2
Number of transistors	no data	33,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6348H and EPYC 7663 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	2
Socket	FCLGA4189	SP3
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	240 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6348H and EPYC 7663. 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
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	no data
Status	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6348H and EPYC 7663 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 6348H and EPYC 7663 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 6348H and EPYC 7663. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 RDIMM	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	1.12 TB	4 TiB
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	204.795 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	no data

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 6348H and EPYC 7663.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	128

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	24	56
Threads	48	112
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	240 Watt

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