AMD EPYC 7302 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8160

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7302 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 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 7302

Intel Xeon Platinum 8160

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7302

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
5.3x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 768 GB
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 51405 vs 49186

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	51405 vs 49186

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8160

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 16
16 more threads: 48 vs 32
Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 155 Watt
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2032 vs 1936

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 16
Number of threads	48 vs 32
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 155 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2032 vs 1936

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7302
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8160

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1936

2032

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

51405

49186

Name	AMD EPYC 7302	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
PassMark - Single thread mark	1936	2032
PassMark - CPU mark	51405	49186

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7302	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Skylake
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$978
OPN PIB	100-100000043WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000043
Place in performance rating	531	516
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		8160
Series		Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.0 GHz	2.10 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB
L2 cache	8 MB
L3 cache	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	16	24
Number of threads	32	48
Unlocked
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	204.8 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	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	155 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
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® 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
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)