AMD EPYC 9V94 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 9V94 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L 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 9V94

Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9V94

100 more cores, run more applications at once: 128 vs 28
200 more threads: 256 vs 56
2.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4.6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
6.6x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 83538 vs 60188

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	128 vs 28
Number of threads	256 vs 56
L1 cache	32 KB (per core) vs 1792 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core) vs 28 MB
L3 cache	256 MB (shared) vs 38.5 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	83538 vs 60188

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L

Around 60% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2427 vs 1902

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2427 vs 1902

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 9V94
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1902

2427

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

83538

60188

Name	AMD EPYC 9V94	Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L
PassMark - Single thread mark	1902	2427
PassMark - CPU mark	83538	60188

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 9V94	Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L
Essentials
Place in performance rating	342	367
Architecture codename		Cascade Lake
Launch date		11 Dec 2018
Launch price (MSRP)		$13422
Processor Number		8276L
Series		2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.25 GHz	2.20 GHz
L1 cache	32 KB (per core)	1792 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	28 MB
L3 cache	256 MB (shared)	38.5 MB
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	128	28
Number of threads	256	56
Manufacturing process technology		14 nm
Maximum core temperature		89°C
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4-2933
Max memory channels		6
Maximum memory size		4.5 TB
Supported memory frequency		2933 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	SP5	FCLGA3647
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		165 Watt
Peripherals
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)
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)