Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 vs AMD EPYC 7502P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 and AMD EPYC 7502P 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 8260

AMD EPYC 7502P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8260

Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 9% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 180 Watt
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2065 vs 1989
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 52066 vs 50298

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
L2 cache	24 MB vs 16 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2065 vs 1989
PassMark - CPU mark	52066 vs 50298

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7502P

CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 24
16 more threads: 64 vs 48
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3.6x 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

Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs 11 Dec 2018
Number of cores	32 vs 24
Number of threads	64 vs 48
L1 cache	2 MB vs 1.5 MB
L3 cache	128 MB vs 35.75 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1 TB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8260
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7502P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2065

1989

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

52066

50298

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8260	AMD EPYC 7502P
PassMark - Single thread mark	2065	1989
PassMark - CPU mark	52066	50298

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8260	AMD EPYC 7502P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake
Launch date	11 Dec 2018	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$5383	$2300
Place in performance rating	460	517
Processor Number	8260	7502P
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	7002
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		EPYC
Performance
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.5 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB	2 MB
L2 cache	24 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	35.75 MB	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.35 GHz
Number of cores	24	32
Number of threads	48	64
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)	165 Watt	180 Watt
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™)