AMD EPYC 7F72 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8368Q

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7F72 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8368Q 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

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
  • 3.4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 240 Watt vs 270 Watt
  • Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 52597 vs 46681
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 10 nm
L3 cache 192 MB (shared) vs 57 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 240 Watt vs 270 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 52597 vs 46681

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8368Q

  • CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
  • 14 more cores, run more applications at once: 38 vs 24
  • 28 more threads: 76 vs 48
  • Around 6% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 3.2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2568 vs 2381
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 6 Apr 2021 vs 14 Apr 2020
Number of cores 38 vs 24
Number of threads 76 vs 48
L1 cache 2.375 MB vs 96 KB (per core)
L2 cache 38 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2568 vs 2381

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7F72
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8368Q

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2381
2568
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
52597
46681
Name AMD EPYC 7F72 Intel Xeon Platinum 8368Q
PassMark - Single thread mark 2381 2568
PassMark - CPU mark 52597 46681

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 7F72 Intel Xeon Platinum 8368Q

Essentials

Launch date 14 Apr 2020 6 Apr 2021
Place in performance rating 406 408
Architecture codename Ice Lake
Launch price (MSRP) $7719
Processor Number 8368Q
Series 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 3.2 GHz 2.60 GHz
Die size 74 mm²
L1 cache 96 KB (per core) 2.375 MB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) 38 MB
L3 cache 192 MB (shared) 57 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 10 nm
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz 3.70 GHz
Number of cores 24 38
Number of threads 48 76
Transistor count 3,800 million
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature 58°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 270 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)