AMD EPYC 7262 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8268

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7262 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD EPYC 7262

Intel Xeon Platinum 8268

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7262

CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
3.6x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
4x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 1 TB
Around 32% lower typical power consumption: 155 Watt vs 205 Watt

Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs 2 Apr 2019
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache	128 MB vs 35.75 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	155 Watt vs 205 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8268

16 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 8
32 more threads: 48 vs 16
Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2347 vs 2023
Around 82% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 62130 vs 34227

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 8
Number of threads	48 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB vs 512 KB
L2 cache	24 MB vs 4 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2347 vs 2023
PassMark - CPU mark	62130 vs 34227

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7262
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8268

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2023

2347

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

34227

62130

Name	AMD EPYC 7262	Intel Xeon Platinum 8268
PassMark - Single thread mark	2023	2347
PassMark - CPU mark	34227	62130

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7262	Intel Xeon Platinum 8268
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Cascade Lake
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	2 Apr 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$575	$6302
OPN PIB	100-100000041WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000041
Place in performance rating	707	268
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		8268
Series		2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	2.90 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	1.5 MB
L2 cache	4 MB	24 MB
L3 cache	128 MB	35.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	8	24
Number of threads	16	48
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		84°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s	131.13 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	1 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2933
Supported memory frequency		2933 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	8
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	155 Watt	205 Watt
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	48
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8	1x16, x8, x4
Scalability		S8S
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)