Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 vs AMD EPYC 7402P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 and AMD EPYC 7402P 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 8268

AMD EPYC 7402P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8268

Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2347 vs 1970
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 62130 vs 43091

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
L2 cache	24 MB vs 12 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2347 vs 1970
PassMark - CPU mark	62130 vs 43091

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7402P

CPU is newer: launch date 4 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 14% lower typical power consumption: 180 Watt vs 205 Watt

Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs 2 Apr 2019
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)	180 Watt vs 205 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8268
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7402P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2347

1970

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

62130

43091

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8268	AMD EPYC 7402P
PassMark - Single thread mark	2347	1970
PassMark - CPU mark	62130	43091

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8268	AMD EPYC 7402P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Zen 2
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$6302	$1250
Place in performance rating	268	602
Processor Number	8268
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
OPN PIB		100-100000048WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000048
Performance
Base frequency	2.90 GHz	2.8 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	84°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.35 GHz
Number of cores	24	24
Number of threads	48	48
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	131.13 GB/s	190.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	4 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-3200
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8	1
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	180 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	128
PCI Express revision	3.0	4.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, x8, x4	x16, x8
Scalability	S8S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
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® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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™)