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.

 

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 553 429
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)