AMD EPYC 8224P vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8368Q

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 8224P 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.

AMD EPYC 8224P

Intel Xeon Platinum 8368Q

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 8224P

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 5 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 10 nm
Around 12% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 69% lower typical power consumption: 160 Watt vs 270 Watt

Launch date	18 Sep 2023 vs 6 Apr 2021
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 10 nm
L3 cache	64 MB (shared) vs 57 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	160 Watt vs 270 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8368Q

14 more cores, run more applications at once: 38 vs 24
28 more threads: 76 vs 48
Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 58% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 58% 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 2367
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 46681 vs 45160

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	38 vs 24
Number of threads	76 vs 48
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3 GHz
L1 cache	2.375 MB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	38 MB vs 1 MB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2568 vs 2367
PassMark - CPU mark	46681 vs 45160

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 8224P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8368Q

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2367

2568

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

45160

46681

Name	AMD EPYC 8224P	Intel Xeon Platinum 8368Q
PassMark - Single thread mark	2367	2568
PassMark - CPU mark	45160	46681

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 8224P	Intel Xeon Platinum 8368Q
Essentials
Launch date	18 Sep 2023	6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$855	$7719
Place in performance rating	509	408
Architecture codename		Ice Lake
Processor Number		8368Q
Series		3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.55 GHz	2.60 GHz
Die size	2x 73 mm²
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	2.375 MB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	38 MB
L3 cache	64 MB (shared)	57 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	10 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	75°C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	24	38
Number of threads	48	76
Transistor count	17,750 million
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		58°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4-3200
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory size		6 TB
Supported memory frequency		3200 MHz
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	155-225 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	SP6	FCLGA4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	160 Watt	270 Watt
Package Size		77.5mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 96 Lanes, (CPU only)
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)