AMD EPYC 7663 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8368

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7663 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8368 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD EPYC 7663

Intel Xeon Platinum 8368

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7663

18 more cores, run more applications at once: 56 vs 38
36 more threads: 112 vs 76
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
Around 47% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4.5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 240 Watt vs 270 Watt
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2616 vs 2345

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	56 vs 38
Number of threads	112 vs 76
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 2.375 MB
L3 cache	256 MB (shared) vs 57 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	240 Watt vs 270 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2616 vs 2345

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8368

Around 36% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 88038 vs 82883

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	38 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	88038 vs 82883

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7663
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8368

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2616

2345

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

82883

88038

Name	AMD EPYC 7663	Intel Xeon Platinum 8368
PassMark - Single thread mark	2616	2345
PassMark - CPU mark	82883	88038

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7663	Intel Xeon Platinum 8368
Essentials
Launch date	15 Mar 2021	6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$6366	$7214
Place in performance rating	91	107
Architecture codename		Ice Lake
Processor Number		8368
Series		3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2000 MHz	2.40 GHz
Die size	8x 81 mm²
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	2.375 MB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	38 MB
L3 cache	256 MB (shared)	57 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	10 nm
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	56	38
Number of threads	112	76
Transistor count	33,200 million
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		84°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-3200
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory size		6 TB
Supported memory frequency		3200 MHz
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	225 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	240 Watt	270 Watt
Package Size		77.5mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 128 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		64
PCI Express revision		4.0
Scalability		2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)