Intel Xeon Platinum 8360Y vs AMD EPYC 7371

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8360Y and AMD EPYC 7371 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8360Y

AMD EPYC 7371

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8360Y

20 more cores, run more applications at once: 36 vs 16
40 more threads: 72 vs 32
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2489 vs 2320

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	36 vs 16
Number of threads	72 vs 32
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2489 vs 2320

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7371

Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Around 19% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 250 Watt
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 54894 vs 54078

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
L3 cache	64 MB vs 54 MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt vs 250 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	54894 vs 54078

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8360Y
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7371

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2489

2320

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

54078

54894

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8360Y	AMD EPYC 7371
PassMark - Single thread mark	2489	2320
PassMark - CPU mark	54078	54894

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8360Y	AMD EPYC 7371
Essentials
Launch date	6 Apr 2021
Place in performance rating	355	405
Family		AMD EPYC
Series		AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	3.1 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	54 MB (shared)	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	80°C
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	36	16
Number of threads	72	32
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory bandwidth		341 GB/s
Supported memory frequency		2666 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	250 Watt	200 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 64 Lanes, (CPU only)
PCI Express revision		x128