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AMD EPYC 7543

vs

Intel Xeon Gold 6530

CPU Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of AMD EPYC 7543 and Intel Xeon Gold 6530 processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

AMD EPYC 7543

Larger L3 Cache: 256 MB (256 MB vs 160 MB)
Newer PCI Express Version: PCIe® 4.0 x128 (PCIe® 4.0 x128 vs 5.0)

Intel Xeon Gold 6530

Higher Max Turbo Frequency: 4 GHz (Up to 3.7 GHz vs 4 GHz)
Higher Memory Type: DDR5 @ 4800 MT/s (1 DPC) (DDR4 vs DDR5 @ 4800 MT/s (1 DPC))
Newer Launch Date: December 2023 (March 2021 vs December 2023)

Basic

AMD

Label Name

Intel

March 2021

Launch Date

December 2023

Server

Platform

Server

EPYC 7543

Model Name

6530

Code Name

Emerald Rapids

CPU Specifications

Total Cores

Cores is a hardware term that describes the number of independent central processing units in a single computing component (die or chip).

Total Threads

2.8 GHz

Basic Frequency

2.1 GHz

Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)

Yes

Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)

Yes

Up to 3.7 GHz

Max Turbo Frequency

4 GHz

Instruction Set Extensions

Intel® AMX | Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® AVX | Intel® AVX2 | Intel® AVX-512

Number of AVX-512 FMA Units

Intel Hyper-Threading Technology

Yes

Intel Turbo Boost Technology

2.0

256 MB

L3 Cache

160 MB

Cache

160 MB

SP3

CPU Socket

The socket is the component that provides the mechanical and electrical connections between the processor and motherboard.

FCLGA4677

Intel AES New Instructions

Yes

Technology

Lithography refers to the semiconductor technology used to manufacture an integrated circuit, and is reported in nanometer (nm), indicative of the size of features built on the semiconductor.

Intel 7

225W

TDP

270 W

PCIe® 4.0 x128

PCI Express Version

PCI Express Revision is the supported version of the PCI Express standard. Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (or PCIe) is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard for attaching hardware devices to a computer. The different PCI Express versions support different data rates.

5.0

Max Number of PCI Express Lanes

A PCI Express (PCIe) lane consists of two differential signaling pairs, one for receiving data, one for transmitting data, and is the basic unit of the PCIe bus. Max # of PCI Express Lanes is the total number of supported lanes.

Intel 64

Yes

Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Yes

Memory Specifications

DDR4

Memory Type

DDR5 @ 4800 MT/s (1 DPC)

Max Memory Size

Max memory size refers to the maximum memory capacity supported by the processor.

4 TB

Memory Channels

The number of memory channels refers to the bandwidth operation for real world application.

Up to 3200 MT/s

Bus Speed

ECC Memory Support

ECC Memory Supported indicates processor support for Error-Correcting Code memory. ECC memory is a type of system memory that can detect and correct common kinds of internal data corruption. Note that ECC memory support requires both processor and chipset support.

Yes

AI Specifications

Intel Deep Learning Boost (Intel DL Boost) on CPU

Yes

Interfaces and Ports

Intel Volume Management Device (VMD)

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD EPYC 7543

Official Website

Execute Disable Bit

Execute Disable Bit is a hardware-based security feature that can reduce exposure to viruses and malicious-code attacks and prevent harmful software from executing and propagating on the server or network.

Yes

Intel Boot Guard

Yes

Intel QuickAssist Software Acceleration

Yes

Intel Control-Flow Enforcement Technology

Yes

Intel OS Guard

Yes