AMD EPYC 9534 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8380

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 9534 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 9534

Intel Xeon Platinum 8380

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9534

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
24 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 40
48 more threads: 128 vs 80
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 60% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Nov 2022 vs 6 Apr 2021
Number of cores	64 vs 40
Number of threads	128 vs 80
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 2.5 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2409 vs 2400

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8380

655360x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
245760x 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
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 91257 vs 88716

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	40 MB vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	60 MB vs 256MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	270 Watt vs 280 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	91257 vs 88716

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 9534
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8380

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2409

2400

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

88716

91257

Name	AMD EPYC 9534	Intel Xeon Platinum 8380
PassMark - Single thread mark	2409	2400
PassMark - CPU mark	88716	91257

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 9534	Intel Xeon Platinum 8380
Essentials
Launch date	10 Nov 2022	6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$8803	$8099
Place in performance rating	98	91
Architecture codename		Ice Lake
Processor Number		8380
Series		3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.45 GHz	2.30 GHz
Die size	8x 72 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	2.5 MB
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	40 MB
L3 cache	256MB (shared)	60 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	10 nm
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	64	40
Number of threads	128	80
Transistor count	52,560 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	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)
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)