AMD EPYC 8124P vs Intel Xeon W-1270P

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 8124P and Intel Xeon W-1270P processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD EPYC 8124P

Intel Xeon W-1270P

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 8124P

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 5 month(s) later
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 vs 16
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 14 nm
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 36338 vs 17049

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	18 Sep 2023 vs 1 Apr 2020
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache	64 MB (shared) vs 16 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	36338 vs 17049

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-1270P

Around 70% higher clock speed: 5.10 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2942 vs 2338

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	5.10 GHz vs 3 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2942 vs 2338

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 8124P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-1270P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2338

2942

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

36338

17049

Name	AMD EPYC 8124P	Intel Xeon W-1270P
PassMark - Single thread mark	2338	2942
PassMark - CPU mark	36338	17049

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 8124P	Intel Xeon W-1270P
Essentials
Launch date	18 Sep 2023	1 Apr 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$639	$428 - $431
Place in performance rating	648	646
Architecture codename		Comet Lake
Processor Number		W-1270P
Series		Intel Xeon W Processor
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Workstation
Performance
Base frequency	2.45 GHz	3.80 GHz
Die size	2x 73 mm²
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB (shared)	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	75°C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	5.10 GHz
Number of cores	16	8
Number of threads	32	16
Transistor count	17,750 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4-2933
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		45.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	120-150 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	SP6	FCLGA1200
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	125 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		95 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		3.50 GHz
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015D
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 96 Lanes, (CPU only)	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		1S Only
Graphics
Device ID		0x9BC6
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics P630
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)