Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 vs AMD Opteron 4274 HE

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 and AMD Opteron 4274 HE 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8168

  • 16 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 8
  • 40 more threads: 48 vs 8
  • Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
  • Around 25% higher maximum core temperature: 85°C vs 68°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
  • 2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2132 vs 1060
  • 9.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 55063 vs 5776
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 24 vs 8
Number of threads 48 vs 8
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Maximum core temperature 85°C vs 68°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2132 vs 1060
PassMark - CPU mark 55063 vs 5776

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4274 HE

  • 3.2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 205 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 205 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8168
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 4274 HE

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2132
1060
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
55063
5776
Name Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 AMD Opteron 4274 HE
PassMark - Single thread mark 2132 1060
PassMark - CPU mark 55063 5776

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 AMD Opteron 4274 HE

Essentials

Architecture codename Skylake
Launch date Q3'17
Place in performance rating 403 1971
Processor Number 8168
Series Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors AMD Opteron 4200 Series Processor
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Family AMD Opteron
OPN Tray OS4274OFU8KGU

Performance

Base frequency 2.70 GHz 2.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 85°C 68°C
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz 3.5 GHz
Number of cores 24 8
Number of threads 48 8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 3
L1 cache 384 KB
L2 cache 8 MB
L3 cache 8 MB
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 6
Maximum memory size 768 GB
Supported memory frequency 2666 MHz 2000 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2666 DDR3

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA3647 C32
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 205 Watt 65 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)
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)