EPYC 4564P vs Xeon Gold 6434

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6434 and EPYC 4564P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	432	71
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	14.13	53.09
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	7.59	21.75
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)	Raphael (2023−2024)
Release date	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)	21 May 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,607	$699

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 4564P has 276% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6434.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6434 and EPYC 4564P 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)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	16	32
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	4.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	5.7 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	22.5 MB	64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	5 nm
Die size	no data	2x 71 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	64 °C	47 °C
Number of transistors	no data	13,140 million
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6434 and EPYC 4564P 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	2	1
Socket	FCLGA4677	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	195 Watt	170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6434 and EPYC 4564P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6434 and EPYC 4564P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
SGX	Yes with Intel® SPS	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6434 and EPYC 4564P 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 6434 and EPYC 4564P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400	DDR5
Maximum memory size	4 TB	no data
Max memory channels	8	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon Graphics

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6434 and EPYC 4564P.

PCIe version	5	5.0
PCI Express lanes	80	28

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	16.23	40.55
Recency	10 January 2023	21 May 2024
Physical cores	8	16
Threads	16	32
Power consumption (TDP)	195 Watt	170 Watt

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