AMD EPYC 7352 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7352 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 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 7352

Intel Xeon Platinum 8280

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7352

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
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 65921 vs 63729

Specifications (specs)
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
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	65921 vs 63729

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8280

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 28 vs 24
8 more threads: 56 vs 48
Around 25% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 17% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2209 vs 2040

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	28 vs 24
Number of threads	56 vs 48
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
L1 cache	1.75 MB vs 1.5 MB
L2 cache	28 MB vs 12 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2209 vs 2040

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7352
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8280

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2040

2209

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

65921

63729

Name	AMD EPYC 7352	Intel Xeon Platinum 8280
PassMark - Single thread mark	2040	2209
PassMark - CPU mark	65921	63729

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7352	Intel Xeon Platinum 8280
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Cascade Lake
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	2 Apr 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$1350	$10009
OPN PIB	100-100000077WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000077
Place in performance rating	381	352
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		8280
Series		2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.3 GHz	2.70 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB	1.75 MB
L2 cache	12 MB	28 MB
L3 cache	128 MB	38.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	24	28
Number of threads	48	56
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
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
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® 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)