AMD EPYC 9124 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8368Q

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 9124 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 9124

Intel Xeon Platinum 8368Q

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9124

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 10 nm
Around 35% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 270 Watt
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 59325 vs 46681

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Nov 2022 vs 6 Apr 2021
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 10 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt vs 270 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	59325 vs 46681

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8368Q

22 more cores, run more applications at once: 38 vs 16
44 more threads: 76 vs 32
2.4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2490368x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
933888x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2568 vs 2204

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	38 vs 16
Number of threads	76 vs 32
L1 cache	2.375 MB vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	38 MB vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	57 MB vs 64MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2568 vs 2204

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 9124
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8368Q

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2204

2568

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

59325

46681

Name	AMD EPYC 9124	Intel Xeon Platinum 8368Q
PassMark - Single thread mark	2204	2568
PassMark - CPU mark	59325	46681

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 9124	Intel Xeon Platinum 8368Q
Essentials
Launch date	10 Nov 2022	6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$1083	$7719
Place in performance rating	393	407
Architecture codename		Ice Lake
Processor Number		8368Q
Series		3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3 GHz	2.60 GHz
Die size	4x 72 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	2.375 MB
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	38 MB
L3 cache	64MB (shared)	57 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	10 nm
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	16	38
Number of threads	32	76
Transistor count	26,280 million
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		58°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800 MHz, Twelve-channel	DDR4-3200
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory size		6 TB
Supported memory frequency		3200 MHz
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	200-240 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	SP5	FCLGA4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	270 Watt
Package Size		77.5mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 128 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)