Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 vs AMD Opteron 4280

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 and AMD Opteron 4280 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 Opteron 4280

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 68% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Around 21% higher maximum core temperature: 85°C vs 70.50°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 87% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2132 vs 1141
12.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 55063 vs 4504

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 8
Number of threads	48 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Maximum core temperature	85°C vs 70.50°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2132 vs 1141
PassMark - CPU mark	55063 vs 4504

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4280

2.2x lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 205 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 205 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8168
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 4280

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2132

1141

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

55063

4504

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8168	AMD Opteron 4280
PassMark - Single thread mark	2132	1141
PassMark - CPU mark	55063	4504

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8168	AMD Opteron 4280
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake
Launch date	Q3'17
Place in performance rating	404	1924
Processor Number	8168
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	AMD Opteron 4200 Series Processor
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS4280WLU8KGU
Performance
Base frequency	2.70 GHz	2.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	85°C	70.50°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	2.2 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	2200 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	95 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)