AMD EPYC 9124 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 9124 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M 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 9124

Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9124

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 10 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 14 nm
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 60915 vs 55297

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Nov 2022 vs 11 Dec 2018
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	60915 vs 55297

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 16
16 more threads: 48 vs 32
Around 5% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
1572864x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
585728x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 21% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 200 Watt
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2472 vs 2229

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 16
Number of threads	48 vs 32
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	24 MB vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	35.75 MB vs 64MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt vs 200 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2472 vs 2229

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 9124
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2229

2472

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

60915

55297

Name	AMD EPYC 9124	Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M
PassMark - Single thread mark	2229	2472
PassMark - CPU mark	60915	55297

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 9124	Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M
Essentials
Launch date	10 Nov 2022	11 Dec 2018
Launch price (MSRP)	$1083	$5383
Place in performance rating	297	284
Architecture codename		Cascade Lake
Processor Number		8260M
Series		2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3 GHz	2.40 GHz
Die size	4x 72 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	1.5 MB
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	24 MB
L3 cache	64MB (shared)	35.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	16	24
Number of threads	32	48
Transistor count	26,280 million
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		90°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800 MHz, Twelve-channel	DDR4-2933
Max memory channels		6
Maximum memory size		1 TB
Supported memory frequency		2933 MHz
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	200-240 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	SP5	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	165 Watt
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 128 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)