AMD EPYC 7F32 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8180

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7F32 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8180 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 8180

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7F32

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
3.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
5.3x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 768 GB
Around 14% lower typical power consumption: 180 Watt vs 205 Watt
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2426 vs 2133

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 Apr 2020 vs 11 July 2017
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
L3 cache	128 MB vs 39424 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 768 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2426 vs 2133

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8180

20 more cores, run more applications at once: 28 vs 8
40 more threads: 56 vs 16
3.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 48% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 59385 vs 40000

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	28 vs 8
Number of threads	56 vs 16
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 4 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	59385 vs 40000

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7F32
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8180

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2426

2133

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

40000

59385

Name	AMD EPYC 7F32	Intel Xeon Platinum 8180
PassMark - Single thread mark	2426	2133
PassMark - CPU mark	40000	59385

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7F32	Intel Xeon Platinum 8180
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Skylake
Launch date	14 Apr 2020	11 July 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$2100
OPN PIB	100-000000139WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000139
Place in performance rating	555	432
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		8180
Series		Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	2.50 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB	39424 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	8	28
Number of threads	16	56
Unlocked
64 bit support
Manufacturing process technology		14 nm
Maximum core temperature		84°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Transistor count		8000 million
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	8
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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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)