Intel Xeon Platinum 8180M vs AMD EPYC 7452

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8180M and AMD EPYC 7452 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 8180M

AMD EPYC 7452

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8180M

Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Around 75% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2163 vs 1829

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
L2 cache	28 MB vs 16 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2163 vs 1829

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7452

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 28
8 more threads: 64 vs 56
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
Around 14% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.7x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 1.5 TB
Around 32% lower typical power consumption: 155 Watt vs 205 Watt
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 65147 vs 54598

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs 11 Jul 2017
Number of cores	32 vs 28
Number of threads	64 vs 56
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	2 MB vs 1792 KB
L3 cache	128 MB vs 38.5 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1.5 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	155 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	65147 vs 54598

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8180M
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7452

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2163

1829

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

54598

65147

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8180M	AMD EPYC 7452
PassMark - Single thread mark	2163	1829
PassMark - CPU mark	54598	65147

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8180M	AMD EPYC 7452
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Zen 2
Launch date	11 Jul 2017	7 Aug 2019
Place in performance rating	543	573
Processor Number	8180M
Series	Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$2025
OPN PIB		100-100000057WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000057
Performance
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	2.35 GHz
L1 cache	1792 KB	2 MB
L2 cache	28 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	38.5 MB	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum core temperature	84°C
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz	3.35 GHz
Number of cores	28	32
Number of threads	56	64
Memory
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	4 TB
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-3200
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		190.7 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	155 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	128
PCI Express revision	3.0	4.0
Scalability	S8S
PCIe configurations		x16, x8
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)