AMD EPYC 7302 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7302 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7302

  • 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
  • 3.3x 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 38.5 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 8280

  • 12 more cores, run more applications at once: 28 vs 16
  • 24 more threads: 56 vs 32
  • Around 21% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
  • Around 75% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 3.5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2356 vs 1936
  • Around 25% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 64291 vs 51405
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 28 vs 16
Number of threads 56 vs 32
Maximum frequency 4.00 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
L1 cache 1.75 MB vs 1 MB
L2 cache 28 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2356 vs 1936
PassMark - CPU mark 64291 vs 51405

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7302
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8280

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1936
2356
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
51405
64291
Name AMD EPYC 7302 Intel Xeon Platinum 8280
PassMark - Single thread mark 1936 2356
PassMark - CPU mark 51405 64291

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 7302 Intel Xeon Platinum 8280

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Cascade Lake
Launch date 7 Aug 2019 2 Apr 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $978 $10009
OPN PIB 100-100000043WOF
OPN Tray 100-000000043
Place in performance rating 523 244
Vertical segment Server Server
Processor Number 8280
Series 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 3.0 GHz 2.70 GHz
L1 cache 1 MB 1.75 MB
L2 cache 8 MB 28 MB
L3 cache 128 MB 38.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm, 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 3.3 GHz 4.00 GHz
Number of cores 16 28
Number of threads 32 56
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 204.8 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

Socket Count 1P/2P
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
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® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
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)