AMD EPYC 4344P vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 4344P and Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 4344P

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • Around 56% higher clock speed: 5.3 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
  • Around 19% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 80°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 10 nm
  • 3.7x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 240 Watt
  • Around 59% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3781 vs 2378
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 21 May 2024 vs 6 Apr 2021
Maximum frequency 5.3 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Maximum core temperature 95°C vs 80°C
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm vs 10 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 240 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3781 vs 2378

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P

  • 24 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 8
  • 48 more threads: 64 vs 16
  • 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 82052 vs 34474
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 32 vs 8
Number of threads 64 vs 16
L1 cache 2 MB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 32 MB vs 1 MB (per core)
L3 cache 48 MB vs 32 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 82052 vs 34474

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 4344P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3781
2378
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
34474
82052
Name AMD EPYC 4344P Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P
PassMark - Single thread mark 3781 2378
PassMark - CPU mark 34474 82052

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 4344P Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P

Essentials

Launch date 21 May 2024 6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $329 $3950
Place in performance rating 181 166
Architecture codename Ice Lake
Processor Number 8358P
Series 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 3.8 GHz 2.60 GHz
Die size 71 mm²
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 2 MB
L2 cache 1 MB (per core) 32 MB
L3 cache 32 MB (shared) 48 MB
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm 10 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 61°C
Maximum core temperature 95°C 80°C
Maximum frequency 5.3 GHz 3.40 GHz
Number of cores 8 32
Number of threads 16 64
Transistor count 6,570 million
Unlocked
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 3

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5 DDR4-3200
Max memory channels 8
Maximum memory size 6 TB
Supported memory frequency 3200 MHz

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Sockets supported AM5 FCLGA4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 240 Watt
Package Size 77.5mm x 56.5mm

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 5, 28 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes 64
PCI Express revision 4.0
Scalability 2S

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)

Advanced Technologies

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)