AMD EPYC 7502P vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8176

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7502P and Intel Xeon Platinum 8176 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 7502P

Intel Xeon Platinum 8176

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7502P

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 28
8 more threads: 64 vs 56
5.3x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 768 GB

Number of cores	32 vs 28
Number of threads	64 vs 56
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 768 GB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8176

Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Around 9% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 180 Watt
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2040 vs 1989
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 53835 vs 50298

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2040 vs 1989
PassMark - CPU mark	53835 vs 50298

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7502P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8176

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1989

2040

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

50298

53835

Name	AMD EPYC 7502P	Intel Xeon Platinum 8176
PassMark - Single thread mark	1989	2040
PassMark - CPU mark	50298	53835

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7502P	Intel Xeon Platinum 8176
Essentials
Family	EPYC
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$2300
Place in performance rating	521	459
Processor Number	7502P	8176
Series	7002	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Skylake
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	2.10 GHz
L1 cache	2 MB
L2 cache	16 MB
L3 cache	128 MB
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	32	28
Number of threads	64	56
Unlocked
Manufacturing process technology		14 nm
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
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)