Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M vs AMD EPYC 7371

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M and AMD EPYC 7371 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 7371

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 16
16 more threads: 48 vs 32
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Around 21% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 200 Watt
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2472 vs 2320
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 55297 vs 54894

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 16
Number of threads	48 vs 32
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt vs 200 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2472 vs 2320
PassMark - CPU mark	55297 vs 54894

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7371

Around 79% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

L3 cache	64 MB vs 35.75 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7371

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2472

2320

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

55297

54894

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M	AMD EPYC 7371
PassMark - Single thread mark	2472	2320
PassMark - CPU mark	55297	54894

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M	AMD EPYC 7371
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake
Launch date	11 Dec 2018
Launch price (MSRP)	$5383
Place in performance rating	348	405
Processor Number	8260M
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Performance
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	3.1 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB
L2 cache	24 MB
L3 cache	35.75 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	24	16
Number of threads	48	32
Memory
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory size	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4
Maximum memory bandwidth		341 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt	200 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	x128
Scalability	S8S
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)