Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 vs AMD EPYC 7501

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 and AMD EPYC 7501 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.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8156

AMD EPYC 7501

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8156

Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2245 vs 1925

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2245 vs 1925

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7501

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
28 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 4
56 more threads: 64 vs 8
Around 48% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24925 vs 16852

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	32 vs 4
Number of threads	64 vs 8
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	24925 vs 16852

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8156
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7501

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2245

1925

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16852

24925

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8156	AMD EPYC 7501
PassMark - Single thread mark	2245	1925
PassMark - CPU mark	16852	24925

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8156	AMD EPYC 7501
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Zen
Launch date	Q3'17	June 2017
Place in performance rating	954	985
Processor Number	8156
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Price now		$4,389.87
Value for money (0-100)		1.27
Performance
Base frequency	3.60 GHz	2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	71°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	4	32
Number of threads	8	64
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
64 bit support
Die size		192 mm
L1 cache		96 KB (per core)
L2 cache		512 KB (per core)
L3 cache		64 MB
Transistor count		4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory size	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz	2400/2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4
Maximum memory bandwidth		307/341 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	155/170 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	x128
Scalability	S8S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
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® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)