AMD EPYC 8324P vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 8324P and Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L 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 8324P

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 9 month(s) later
  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 28
  • 8 more threads: 64 vs 56
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 14 nm
  • Around 14% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 14% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 3.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Launch date 18 Sep 2023 vs 11 Dec 2018
Number of cores 32 vs 28
Number of threads 64 vs 56
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 1792 KB
L2 cache 1 MB (per core) vs 28 MB
L3 cache 128 MB (shared) vs 38.5 MB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L

  • Around 33% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3 GHz
  • Around 9% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 180 Watt
  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2427 vs 2367
  • Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 60188 vs 57127
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.00 GHz vs 3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2427 vs 2367
PassMark - CPU mark 60188 vs 57127

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 8324P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2367
2427
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
57127
60188
Name AMD EPYC 8324P Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L
PassMark - Single thread mark 2367 2427
PassMark - CPU mark 57127 60188

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 8324P Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L

Essentials

Launch date 18 Sep 2023 11 Dec 2018
Launch price (MSRP) $1895 $13422
Place in performance rating 365 316
Architecture codename Cascade Lake
Processor Number 8276L
Series 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.65 GHz 2.20 GHz
Die size 4x 73 mm²
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 1792 KB
L2 cache 1 MB (per core) 28 MB
L3 cache 128 MB (shared) 38.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm 14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 75°C
Maximum frequency 3 GHz 4.00 GHz
Number of cores 32 28
Number of threads 64 56
Transistor count 35,500 million
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature 89°C

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5 DDR4-2933
Max memory channels 6
Maximum memory size 4.5 TB
Supported memory frequency 2933 MHz

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 155-225 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Sockets supported SP6 FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 180 Watt 165 Watt
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)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
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)