AMD EPYC 7F72 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8360Y

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7F72 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8360Y processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD EPYC 7F72

Intel Xeon Platinum 8360Y

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7F72

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
3.6x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 4% lower typical power consumption: 240 Watt vs 250 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm
L3 cache	192 MB (shared) vs 54 MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	240 Watt vs 250 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8360Y

CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
12 more cores, run more applications at once: 36 vs 24
24 more threads: 72 vs 48
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2489 vs 2384
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 54078 vs 52740

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Apr 2021 vs 14 Apr 2020
Number of cores	36 vs 24
Number of threads	72 vs 48
L2 cache	1 MB (per core) vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2489 vs 2384
PassMark - CPU mark	54078 vs 52740

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7F72
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8360Y

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2384

2489

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

52740

54078

Name	AMD EPYC 7F72	Intel Xeon Platinum 8360Y
PassMark - Single thread mark	2384	2489
PassMark - CPU mark	52740	54078

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7F72	Intel Xeon Platinum 8360Y
Essentials
Launch date	14 Apr 2020	6 Apr 2021
Place in performance rating	453	407
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	2.4 GHz
Die size	74 mm²
L1 cache	96 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	192 MB (shared)	54 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	10 nm
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.5 GHz
Number of cores	24	36
Number of threads	48	72
Transistor count	3,800 million
Unlocked
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		80°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Sockets supported	SP3	4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	240 Watt	250 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4	Gen 4, 64 Lanes, (CPU only)