AMD EPYC 7272 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8160

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7272 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 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 7272

Intel Xeon Platinum 8160

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7272

5.3x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 768 GB
Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 150 Watt

Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 768 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 150 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8160

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 12
24 more threads: 48 vs 24
Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2032 vs 2019
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 49186 vs 44270

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 12
Number of threads	48 vs 24
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2032 vs 2019
PassMark - CPU mark	49186 vs 44270

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7272
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8160

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2019

2032

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

44270

49186

Name	AMD EPYC 7272	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
PassMark - Single thread mark	2019	2032
PassMark - CPU mark	44270	49186

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7272	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Skylake
Family	AMD EPYC
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$625
OPN PIB	100-100000079WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000079
Place in performance rating	578	516
Series	AMD EPYC 7002	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		8160
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.9 GHz	2.10 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB
L2 cache	6 MB
L3 cache	64 MB
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	12	24
Number of threads	24	48
Unlocked
Manufacturing process technology		14 nm
Maximum core temperature		85°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
Maximum memory size	4 TB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2666
Supported memory frequency		2666 MHz
Compatibility
Socket Count	1P/2P
Sockets supported	SP3, LGA-4094	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	150 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
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
Scalability		S8S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
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® Optane™ Memory Supported
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
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)