AMD EPYC 8224P vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8180

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 8224P 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 8224P

  • CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 14 nm
  • Around 66% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 28% lower typical power consumption: 160 Watt vs 205 Watt
  • Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2367 vs 2133
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 18 Sep 2023 vs 11 July 2017
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache 64 MB (shared) vs 39424 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 160 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2367 vs 2133

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8180

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 28 vs 24
  • 8 more threads: 56 vs 48
  • Around 27% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3 GHz
  • Around 17% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 17% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 31% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 59385 vs 45160
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 28 vs 24
Number of threads 56 vs 48
Maximum frequency 3.80 GHz vs 3 GHz
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 1024 KB (per core) vs 1 MB (per core)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 8 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 59385 vs 45160

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 8224P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8180

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2367
2133
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
45160
59385
Name AMD EPYC 8224P Intel Xeon Platinum 8180
PassMark - Single thread mark 2367 2133
PassMark - CPU mark 45160 59385

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 8224P Intel Xeon Platinum 8180

Essentials

Launch date 18 Sep 2023 11 July 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $855
Place in performance rating 509 429
Architecture codename Skylake
Processor Number 8180
Series Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.55 GHz 2.50 GHz
Die size 2x 73 mm²
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 1 MB (per core) 1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache 64 MB (shared) 39424 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm 14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 75°C
Maximum frequency 3 GHz 3.80 GHz
Number of cores 24 28
Number of threads 48 56
Transistor count 17,750 million 8000 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Maximum core temperature 84°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 3

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5 DDR4-2666
Max memory channels 6
Maximum memory size 768 GB
Supported memory frequency 2666 MHz

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 155-225 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 8
Sockets supported SP6 FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 160 Watt 205 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 5, 96 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes 48
PCI Express revision 3.0
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)