Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M vs AMD EPYC 7352

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M and AMD EPYC 7352 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 8260M

AMD EPYC 7352

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M

Around 22% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2472 vs 2040

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
L2 cache	24 MB vs 12 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2472 vs 2040

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7352

CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
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
Around 6% lower typical power consumption: 155 Watt vs 165 Watt
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 65921 vs 55297

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs 11 Dec 2018
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache	128 MB vs 35.75 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	155 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	65921 vs 55297

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7352

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2472

2040

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

55297

65921

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M	AMD EPYC 7352
PassMark - Single thread mark	2472	2040
PassMark - CPU mark	55297	65921

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M	AMD EPYC 7352
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Zen 2
Launch date	11 Dec 2018	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$5383	$1350
Place in performance rating	349	381
Processor Number	8260M
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
OPN PIB		100-100000077WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000077
Performance
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.3 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB	1.5 MB
L2 cache	24 MB	12 MB
L3 cache	35.75 MB	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	24	24
Number of threads	48	48
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	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® 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)