AMD EPYC 7453 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7453 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P 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 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 7% lower typical power consumption: 225 Watt vs 240 Watt
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 240 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P

  • 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 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 82052 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 - Single thread mark 2378 vs 2371
PassMark - CPU mark 82052 vs 80327

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2371
2378
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
80327
82052
Name AMD EPYC 7453 Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P
PassMark - Single thread mark 2371 2378
PassMark - CPU mark 80327 82052

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 7453 Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P

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 177 166
Vertical segment Server Server
Processor Number 8358P
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 80°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 240 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)