AMD EPYC 7702P vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8160

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7702P and Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD EPYC 7702P

Intel Xeon Platinum 8160

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7702P

40 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 24
80 more threads: 128 vs 48
5.3x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 768 GB
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2079 vs 1983
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 61539 vs 48801

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	64 vs 24
Number of threads	128 vs 48
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2079 vs 1983
PassMark - CPU mark	61539 vs 48801

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8160

Around 10% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Around 33% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 200 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 200 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7702P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8160

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2079

1983

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

61539

48801

Name	AMD EPYC 7702P	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
PassMark - Single thread mark	2079	1983
PassMark - CPU mark	61539	48801
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	779
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	11436

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7702P	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Skylake
Family	EPYC
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$4425
Place in performance rating	838	701
Processor Number	7702P	8160
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Series		Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2 GHz	2.10 GHz
L1 cache	4 MB
L2 cache	32 MB
L3 cache	256 MB
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	64	24
Number of threads	128	48
Unlocked
Manufacturing process technology		14 nm
Maximum core temperature		85°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)	200 Watt	150 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
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
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
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)