AMD EPYC 7402P vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8170

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7402P and Intel Xeon Platinum 8170 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD EPYC 7402P

Intel Xeon Platinum 8170

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7402P

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

Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 768 GB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8170

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 26 vs 24
4 more threads: 52 vs 48
Around 10% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Around 9% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 180 Watt

Number of cores	26 vs 24
Number of threads	52 vs 48
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt vs 180 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7402P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8170

Name	AMD EPYC 7402P	Intel Xeon Platinum 8170
PassMark - Single thread mark	1970
PassMark - CPU mark	43091
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4221
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		33793

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7402P	Intel Xeon Platinum 8170
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Skylake
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$1250
OPN PIB	100-100000048WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000048
Place in performance rating	602	4
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		8170
Series		Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	2.10 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB
L2 cache	12 MB
L3 cache	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	24	26
Number of threads	48	52
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		89°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
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt	165 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)