AMD EPYC 9254 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8380

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 9254 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8380 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 9254

Intel Xeon Platinum 8380

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9254

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 22% higher clock speed: 4.15 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
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 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3181 vs 2400

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Nov 2022 vs 6 Apr 2021
Maximum frequency	4.15 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 10 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt vs 270 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3181 vs 2400

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8380

16 more cores, run more applications at once: 40 vs 24
32 more threads: 80 vs 48
Around 67% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
1747626.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
491520x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 37% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 91257 vs 66708

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	40 vs 24
Number of threads	80 vs 48
L1 cache	2.5 MB vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	40 MB vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	60 MB vs 128MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	91257 vs 66708

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 9254
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8380

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3181

2400

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

66708

91257

Name	AMD EPYC 9254	Intel Xeon Platinum 8380
PassMark - Single thread mark	3181	2400
PassMark - CPU mark	66708	91257

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 9254	Intel Xeon Platinum 8380
Essentials
Launch date	10 Nov 2022	6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$2299	$8099
Place in performance rating	101	104
Architecture codename		Ice Lake
Processor Number		8380
Series		3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.9 GHz	2.30 GHz
Die size	4x 72 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	2.5 MB
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	40 MB
L3 cache	128MB (shared)	60 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	10 nm
Maximum frequency	4.15 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	24	40
Number of threads	48	80
Transistor count	26,280 million
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		83°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
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)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
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)