Intel Xeon Platinum 8380 vs AMD EPYC 7662

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8380 and AMD EPYC 7662 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 8380

AMD EPYC 7662

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8380

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Around 25% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 4 TB
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2400 vs 2089

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Apr 2021 vs 19 Feb 2020
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
L2 cache	40 MB vs 32 MB
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 4 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2400 vs 2089

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7662

24 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 40
48 more threads: 128 vs 80
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 10 nm
Around 60% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 225 Watt vs 270 Watt
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 97178 vs 91257

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	64 vs 40
Number of threads	128 vs 80
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache	4 MB vs 2.5 MB
L3 cache	256 MB vs 60 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	225 Watt vs 270 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	97178 vs 91257

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8380
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7662

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2400

2089

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

91257

97178

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8380	AMD EPYC 7662
PassMark - Single thread mark	2400	2089
PassMark - CPU mark	91257	97178

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8380	AMD EPYC 7662
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Zen 3
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	19 Feb 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$8099
Place in performance rating	89	101
Processor Number	8380
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
OPN PIB		100-100000137WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000137
Performance
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	2.0 GHz
L1 cache	2.5 MB	4 MB
L2 cache	40 MB	32 MB
L3 cache	60 MB	256 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum core temperature	83°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.3 GHz
Number of cores	40	64
Number of threads	80	128
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory size	6 TB	4 TB
Supported memory frequency	3200 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		190.73 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	270 Watt	225 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	128
PCI Express revision	4.0	4.0
Scalability	2S
PCIe configurations		x16, x8
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
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
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™)