Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 vs AMD EPYC 7371

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 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 8280

AMD EPYC 7371

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8280

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
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 64291 vs 31094

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	28 vs 16
Number of threads	56 vs 32
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	64291 vs 31094

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
Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 205 Watt
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2377 vs 2356

Specifications (specs)
L3 cache	64 MB vs 38.5 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2377 vs 2356

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8280
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7371

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2356

2377

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

64291

31094

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8280	AMD EPYC 7371
PassMark - Single thread mark	2356	2377
PassMark - CPU mark	64291	31094

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8280	AMD EPYC 7371
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake
Launch date	2 Apr 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$10009
Place in performance rating	240	589
Processor Number	8280
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Performance
Base frequency	2.70 GHz	3.1 GHz
L1 cache	1.75 MB
L2 cache	28 MB
L3 cache	38.5 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	84°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	28	16
Number of threads	56	32
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	131.13 GB/s	341 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 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)
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® 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)