AMD EPYC 7F32 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8168

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7F32 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7F32

  • Around 5% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
  • 5.3x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 768 GB
  • Around 14% lower typical power consumption: 180 Watt vs 205 Watt
  • Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2426 vs 2107
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.9 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Maximum memory size 4 TB vs 768 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 180 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2426 vs 2107

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8168

  • 16 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 8
  • 32 more threads: 48 vs 16
  • Around 37% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 54699 vs 40000
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 24 vs 8
Number of threads 48 vs 16
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 54699 vs 40000

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7F32
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8168

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2426
2107
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
40000
54699
Name AMD EPYC 7F32 Intel Xeon Platinum 8168
PassMark - Single thread mark 2426 2107
PassMark - CPU mark 40000 54699

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 7F32 Intel Xeon Platinum 8168

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Skylake
Launch date 14 Apr 2020 Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP) $2100
OPN PIB 100-000000139WOF
OPN Tray 100-000000139
Place in performance rating 550 494
Vertical segment Server Server
Processor Number 8168
Series Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 3.7 GHz 2.70 GHz
L1 cache 512 KB
L2 cache 4 MB
L3 cache 128 MB
Maximum frequency 3.9 GHz 3.70 GHz
Number of cores 8 24
Number of threads 16 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 2
Socket Count 1P/2P
Sockets supported SP3 FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 180 Watt 205 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)