AMD EPYC 9534 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8368

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 9534 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8368 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 9534

Intel Xeon Platinum 8368

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9534

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
26 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 38
52 more threads: 128 vs 76
Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 10 nm
Around 68% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2409 vs 2345
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 88716 vs 88038

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Nov 2022 vs 6 Apr 2021
Number of cores	64 vs 38
Number of threads	128 vs 76
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 2.375 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2409 vs 2345
PassMark - CPU mark	88716 vs 88038

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8368

622592x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
233472x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 4% lower typical power consumption: 270 Watt vs 280 Watt

L2 cache	38 MB vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	57 MB vs 256MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	270 Watt vs 280 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 9534
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8368

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2409

2345

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

88716

88038

Name	AMD EPYC 9534	Intel Xeon Platinum 8368
PassMark - Single thread mark	2409	2345
PassMark - CPU mark	88716	88038

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 9534	Intel Xeon Platinum 8368
Essentials
Launch date	10 Nov 2022	6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$8803	$7214
Place in performance rating	96	107
Architecture codename		Ice Lake
Processor Number		8368
Series		3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.45 GHz	2.40 GHz
Die size	8x 72 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	2.375 MB
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	38 MB
L3 cache	256MB (shared)	57 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	10 nm
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	64	38
Number of threads	128	76
Transistor count	52,560 million
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		84°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	240-300 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	SP5	FCLGA4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	280 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)