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.

AMD EPYC 7F32

Intel Xeon Platinum 8168

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	555	493
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)