AMD EPYC 7453 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8358

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7453 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8358 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 7453

Intel Xeon Platinum 8358

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7453

Around 1% higher clock speed: 3.45 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm+ vs 10 nm
Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 225 Watt vs 250 Watt
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2371 vs 2358

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.45 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm+ vs 10 nm
L3 cache	64 MB vs 48 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	225 Watt vs 250 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2371 vs 2358

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8358

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 28
8 more threads: 64 vs 56
Around 14% 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 50% higher maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 4 TB
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 83074 vs 80327

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 28
Number of threads	64 vs 56
L1 cache	2 MB vs 1792 KB
L2 cache	32 MB vs 14 MB
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 4 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	83074 vs 80327

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7453
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8358

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2371

2358

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

80327

83074

Name	AMD EPYC 7453	Intel Xeon Platinum 8358
PassMark - Single thread mark	2371	2358
PassMark - CPU mark	80327	83074

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7453	Intel Xeon Platinum 8358
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Ice Lake
Launch date	15 Mar 2021	6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$1570	$3950
OPN PIB	100-100000319WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000319
Place in performance rating	222	208
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		8358
Series		3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.75 GHz	2.60 GHz
L1 cache	1792 KB	2 MB
L2 cache	14 MB	32 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	48 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm+	10 nm
Maximum frequency	3.45 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	28	32
Number of threads	56	64
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		81°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.73 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	6 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200
Supported memory frequency		3200 MHz
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	225-240 Watt
Socket Count	2P
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	225 Watt	250 Watt
Package Size		77.5mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	64
PCI Express revision	4.0	4.0
Scalability		2S
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
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® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)