Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 vs AMD EPYC 7371

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 and AMD EPYC 7371 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 8168

AMD EPYC 7371

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8168

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 16
16 more threads: 48 vs 32
Around 77% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 55063 vs 31094

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 16
Number of threads	48 vs 32
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	55063 vs 31094

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7371

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 205 Watt
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2377 vs 2132

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2377 vs 2132

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8168
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7371

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2132

2377

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

55063

31094

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8168	AMD EPYC 7371
PassMark - Single thread mark	2132	2377
PassMark - CPU mark	55063	31094

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8168	AMD EPYC 7371
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake
Launch date	Q3'17
Place in performance rating	404	593
Processor Number	8168
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Performance
Base frequency	2.70 GHz	3.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	85°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	24	16
Number of threads	48	32
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
L3 cache		64 MB
Memory
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory size	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4
Maximum memory bandwidth		341 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	200 Watt
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)