AMD EPYC 7F72 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8352Y

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7F72 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8352Y 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 7F72

  • Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
  • Around 13% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2381 vs 1913
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache 96 KB (per core) vs 2 MB
L3 cache 192 MB (shared) vs 48 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2381 vs 1913

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8352Y

  • CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 24
  • 16 more threads: 64 vs 48
  • 2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 17% lower typical power consumption: 205 Watt vs 240 Watt
  • Around 31% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 68643 vs 52597
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 6 Apr 2021 vs 14 Apr 2020
Number of cores 32 vs 24
Number of threads 64 vs 48
L2 cache 32 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 205 Watt vs 240 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 68643 vs 52597

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7F72
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8352Y

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2381
1913
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
52597
68643
Name AMD EPYC 7F72 Intel Xeon Platinum 8352Y
PassMark - Single thread mark 2381 1913
PassMark - CPU mark 52597 68643

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 7F72 Intel Xeon Platinum 8352Y

Essentials

Launch date 14 Apr 2020 6 Apr 2021
Place in performance rating 406 396
Architecture codename Ice Lake
Launch price (MSRP) $3995
Processor Number 8352Y
Series 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 3.2 GHz 2.20 GHz
Die size 74 mm²
L1 cache 96 KB (per core) 2 MB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) 32 MB
L3 cache 192 MB (shared) 48 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 10 nm
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz 3.40 GHz
Number of cores 24 32
Number of threads 48 64
Transistor count 3,800 million
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature 81°C

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR4-3200
Max memory channels 8
Maximum memory size 6 TB
Supported memory frequency 3200 MHz

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2
Sockets supported SP3 FCLGA4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 240 Watt 205 Watt
Package Size 77.5mm x 56.5mm

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 4
Max number of PCIe lanes 64
PCI Express revision 4.0
Scalability 2S

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
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)