Intel Xeon Platinum 8368Q vs AMD EPYC 7371

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8368Q 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 8368Q

  • 22 more cores, run more applications at once: 38 vs 16
  • 44 more threads: 76 vs 32
  • Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2568 vs 2320
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 38 vs 16
Number of threads 76 vs 32
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2568 vs 2320

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7371

  • Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
  • Around 12% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 35% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 270 Watt
  • Around 18% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 54894 vs 46681
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
L3 cache 64 MB vs 57 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 200 Watt vs 270 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 54894 vs 46681

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8368Q
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7371

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2568
2320
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
46681
54894
Name Intel Xeon Platinum 8368Q AMD EPYC 7371
PassMark - Single thread mark 2568 2320
PassMark - CPU mark 46681 54894

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Platinum 8368Q AMD EPYC 7371

Essentials

Architecture codename Ice Lake
Launch date 6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $7719
Place in performance rating 408 405
Processor Number 8368Q
Series 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Vertical segment Server Server
Family AMD EPYC

Performance

Base frequency 2.60 GHz 3.1 GHz
L1 cache 2.375 MB
L2 cache 38 MB
L3 cache 57 MB 64 MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm
Maximum core temperature 58°C
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz 3.8 GHz
Number of cores 38 16
Number of threads 76 32

Memory

Max memory channels 8 8
Maximum memory size 6 TB
Supported memory frequency 3200 MHz 2666 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR4
Maximum memory bandwidth 341 GB/s

Compatibility

Package Size 77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 270 Watt 200 Watt
Socket Count 1P/2P

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 64
PCI Express revision 4.0 x128
Scalability 2S

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

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)