EPYC 9255 vs Xeon Gold 6348H

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6348H and EPYC 9255 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Architecture codenameCooper Lake-SP (2021)Turin (2024)
Release date6 April 2021 (3 years ago)10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$2,495

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6348H and EPYC 9255 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads4848
Base clock speed2.3 GHz3.25 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz4.8 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache33 MB (shared)128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data4x 70.6 mm2
Number of transistorsno data33,260 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6348H and EPYC 9255 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 configuration42
SocketFCLGA4189SP5
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt200 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6348H and EPYC 9255. 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
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6348H and EPYC 9255 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 9255 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 6348H and EPYC 9255. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 RDIMMDDR5
Maximum memory size1.12 TBno data
Max memory channels6no data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6348H and EPYC 9255.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes48128

Pros & cons summary


Recency 6 April 2021 10 October 2024
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 200 Watt

Xeon Gold 6348H has 21.2% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9255, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

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