Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 vs AMD EPYC 7302P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 and AMD EPYC 7302P 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 7302P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8256

Around 18% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Around 48% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 155 Watt
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2336 vs 1893

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 155 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2336 vs 1893

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7302P

CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
24 more threads: 32 vs 8
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
7.8x 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 95% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 32690 vs 16787

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs 11 Dec 2018
Number of cores	16 vs 4
Number of threads	32 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	1 MB vs 256 KB
L2 cache	8 MB vs 4 MB
L3 cache	128 MB vs 16.5 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	32690 vs 16787

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8256
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7302P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2336

1893

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16787

32690

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8256	AMD EPYC 7302P
PassMark - Single thread mark	2336	1893
PassMark - CPU mark	16787	32690

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8256	AMD EPYC 7302P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Zen 2
Launch date	11 Dec 2018	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$8030	$825
Place in performance rating	930	947
Processor Number	8256
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
OPN PIB		100-100000049WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000049
Performance
Base frequency	3.80 GHz	3.0 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	1 MB
L2 cache	4 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	16.5 MB	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum core temperature	72°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.3 GHz
Number of cores	4	16
Number of threads	8	32
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	155 Watt
Socket Count		1P
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™)