Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M vs AMD EPYC 7301

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M and AMD EPYC 7301 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M

AMD EPYC 7301

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 16
16 more threads: 48 vs 32
Around 37% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2217 vs 1654
Around 56% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 53398 vs 34148

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 16
Number of threads	48 vs 32
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2217 vs 1654
PassMark - CPU mark	53398 vs 34148

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7301

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2033601.9x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
L3 cache	64 MB vs 33 MB L3 Cache

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7301

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2217

1654

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

53398

34148

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M	AMD EPYC 7301
PassMark - Single thread mark	2217	1654
PassMark - CPU mark	53398	34148
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2802
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		15384

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M	AMD EPYC 7301
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Zen
Launch date	Q3'17	June 2017
Place in performance rating	532	560
Processor Number	8160M
Series	Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Performance
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.2 GHz
L3 cache	33 MB L3 Cache	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	85°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	24	16
Number of threads	48	32
64 bit support
Die size		192 mm
L1 cache		96 KB (per core)
L2 cache		512 KB (per core)
Transistor count		4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz	2400/2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4
Maximum memory bandwidth		307/341 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 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)
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® 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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)