Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 vs AMD EPYC 7252

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 and AMD EPYC 7252 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8270

  • 18 more cores, run more applications at once: 26 vs 8
  • 36 more threads: 52 vs 16
  • Around 25% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
  • 3.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 6.5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2325 vs 2095
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 26 vs 8
Number of threads 52 vs 16
Maximum frequency 4.00 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
L1 cache 1664 KB vs 512 KB
L2 cache 26 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2325 vs 2095

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7252

  • 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
  • Around 79% 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 71% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 205 Watt
  • Around 16% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 34911 vs 29986
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 7 Aug 2019 vs 11 Dec 2018
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache 64 MB vs 35.75 MB
Maximum memory size 4 TB vs 1 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 34911 vs 29986

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8270
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7252

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2325
2095
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
29986
34911
Name Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 AMD EPYC 7252
PassMark - Single thread mark 2325 2095
PassMark - CPU mark 29986 34911

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 AMD EPYC 7252

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Zen 2
Launch date 11 Dec 2018 7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $8477 $475
Place in performance rating 723 759
Processor Number 8270
Series 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment Server Server
OPN PIB 100-100000080WOF
OPN Tray 100-000000080

Performance

Base frequency 2.70 GHz 3.1 GHz
L1 cache 1664 KB 512 KB
L2 cache 26 MB 4 MB
L3 cache 35.75 MB 64 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 84°C
Maximum frequency 4.00 GHz 3.2 GHz
Number of cores 26 8
Number of threads 52 16
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) 205 Watt 120 Watt
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
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™)