AMD EPYC 9124 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 9124 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 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 8280

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9124

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 7 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 14 nm
Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 205 Watt

Launch date	10 Nov 2022 vs 2 Apr 2019
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt vs 205 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8280

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 28 vs 16
24 more threads: 56 vs 32
Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Around 75% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
1835008x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
630784x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2356 vs 2229
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 64291 vs 60915

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	28 vs 16
Number of threads	56 vs 32
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
L1 cache	1.75 MB vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	28 MB vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	38.5 MB vs 64MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2356 vs 2229
PassMark - CPU mark	64291 vs 60915

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 9124
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8280

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2229

2356

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

60915

64291

Name	AMD EPYC 9124	Intel Xeon Platinum 8280
PassMark - Single thread mark	2229	2356
PassMark - CPU mark	60915	64291

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 9124	Intel Xeon Platinum 8280
Essentials
Launch date	10 Nov 2022	2 Apr 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$1083	$10009
Place in performance rating	297	245
Architecture codename		Cascade Lake
Processor Number		8280
Series		2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3 GHz	2.70 GHz
Die size	4x 72 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	1.75 MB
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	28 MB
L3 cache	64MB (shared)	38.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	16	28
Number of threads	32	56
Transistor count	26,280 million
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		84°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800 MHz, Twelve-channel	DDR4-2933
Max memory channels		6
Maximum memory bandwidth		131.13 GB/s
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	205 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)
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® 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)