Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L vs AMD EPYC 7371

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L

  • 12 more cores, run more applications at once: 28 vs 16
  • 24 more threads: 56 vs 32
  • Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
  • Around 21% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 200 Watt
  • Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2427 vs 2320
  • Around 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 60188 vs 54894
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 28 vs 16
Number of threads 56 vs 32
Maximum frequency 4.00 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 Watt vs 200 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2427 vs 2320
PassMark - CPU mark 60188 vs 54894

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7371

  • Around 66% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
L3 cache 64 MB vs 38.5 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7371

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2427
2320
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
60188
54894
Name Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L AMD EPYC 7371
PassMark - Single thread mark 2427 2320
PassMark - CPU mark 60188 54894

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L AMD EPYC 7371

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake
Launch date 11 Dec 2018
Launch price (MSRP) $13422
Place in performance rating 315 405
Processor Number 8276L
Series 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Vertical segment Server Server
Family AMD EPYC

Performance

Base frequency 2.20 GHz 3.1 GHz
L1 cache 1792 KB
L2 cache 28 MB
L3 cache 38.5 MB 64 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 89°C
Maximum frequency 4.00 GHz 3.8 GHz
Number of cores 28 16
Number of threads 56 32

Memory

Max memory channels 6 8
Maximum memory size 4.5 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)