Intel Xeon Platinum 8170 vs AMD EPYC 7371

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8170 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: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8170

AMD EPYC 7371

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8170

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 26 vs 16
20 more threads: 52 vs 32
Around 21% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 200 Watt

Number of cores	26 vs 16
Number of threads	52 vs 32
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt vs 200 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7371

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.70 GHz

Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.70 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8170
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7371

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8170	AMD EPYC 7371
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	4221
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	33793
PassMark - Single thread mark		2320
PassMark - CPU mark		54894

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8170	AMD EPYC 7371
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake
Launch date	Q3'17
Place in performance rating	3	343
Processor Number	8170
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Performance
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	3.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	89°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	26	16
Number of threads	52	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)	165 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)