AMD EPYC 7402 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8180

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7402 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8180 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 7402

Intel Xeon Platinum 8180

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7402

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 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
5.3x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 768 GB
Around 14% lower typical power consumption: 180 Watt vs 205 Watt
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 64259 vs 59385

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs 11 July 2017
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache	128 MB vs 39424 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 768 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	64259 vs 59385

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8180

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 28 vs 24
8 more threads: 56 vs 48
Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.35 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 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2133 vs 1986

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	28 vs 24
Number of threads	56 vs 48
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 1.5 MB
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 12 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2133 vs 1986

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7402
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8180

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1986

2133

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

64259

59385

Name	AMD EPYC 7402	Intel Xeon Platinum 8180
PassMark - Single thread mark	1986	2133
PassMark - CPU mark	64259	59385

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7402	Intel Xeon Platinum 8180
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Skylake
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	11 July 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$1250
OPN PIB	100-100000048WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000048
Place in performance rating	424	429
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		8180
Series		Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	2.50 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB	1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB	39424 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	24	28
Number of threads	48	56
Unlocked
64 bit support
Maximum core temperature		84°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Transistor count		8000 million
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
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	8
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt	205 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)