AMD EPYC 3451 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8253

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 3451 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8253 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD EPYC 3451

Intel Xeon Platinum 8253

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 3451

Around 21% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 87°C
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 125 Watt

Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 87°C
L1 cache	96K (per core) vs 1 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt vs 125 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8253

CPU is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
720896x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1754 vs 1700
Around 56% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 30507 vs 19532

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	11 Dec 2018 vs 21 Feb 2018
L2 cache	16 MB vs 512K (per core)
L3 cache	22 MB vs 32MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1754 vs 1700
PassMark - CPU mark	30507 vs 19532

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 3451
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8253

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1700

1754

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19532

30507

Name	AMD EPYC 3451	Intel Xeon Platinum 8253
PassMark - Single thread mark	1700	1754
PassMark - CPU mark	19532	30507

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 3451	Intel Xeon Platinum 8253
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen (Snowy Owl)	Cascade Lake
Launch date	21 Feb 2018	11 Dec 2018
Place in performance rating	1088	886
Launch price (MSRP)		$3566
Processor Number		8253
Series		2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.15 GHz	2.20 GHz
Die size	2x 213 mm²
L1 cache	96K (per core)	1 MB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	16 MB
L3 cache	32MB (shared)	22 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	87°C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	16	16
Number of threads	32	32
Transistor count	4,800 million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666 MHz, Dual-channel	DDR4-2933
Max memory channels		6
Maximum memory size		1 TB
Supported memory frequency		2933 MHz
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	80-100 W
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	AMD BGA SP4r2	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	125 Watt
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 64 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		48
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		S8S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)