Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 vs AMD EPYC 7252

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 and AMD EPYC 7252 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 8256

AMD EPYC 7252

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8256

Around 22% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 14% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 120 Watt
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2336 vs 1948

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2336 vs 1948

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7252

CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3.9x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
4x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 1 TB
Around 93% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 32437 vs 16787

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs 11 Dec 2018
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	512 KB vs 256 KB
L3 cache	64 MB vs 16.5 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	32437 vs 16787

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8256
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7252

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2336

1948

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16787

32437

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8256	AMD EPYC 7252
PassMark - Single thread mark	2336	1948
PassMark - CPU mark	16787	32437

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8256	AMD EPYC 7252
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Zen 2
Launch date	11 Dec 2018	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$8030	$475
Place in performance rating	930	923
Processor Number	8256
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
OPN PIB		100-100000080WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000080
Performance
Base frequency	3.80 GHz	3.1 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	16.5 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum core temperature	72°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of threads	8	16
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory size	1 TB	4 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	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)	105 Watt	120 Watt
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® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)