Intel Xeon Platinum 8461V vs AMD EPYC 7343

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8461V and AMD EPYC 7343 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8461V

AMD EPYC 7343

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8461V

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
32 more cores, run more applications at once: 48 vs 16
64 more threads: 96 vs 32
3.8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 74982 vs 73010

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 15 Mar 2021
Number of cores	48 vs 16
Number of threads	96 vs 32
L1 cache	80K (per core) vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2855 vs 2852
PassMark - CPU mark	74982 vs 73010

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7343

Around 5% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm+ vs 10 nm
87381.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
1383687.9x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 58% lower typical power consumption: 190 Watt vs 300 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm+ vs 10 nm
L2 cache	8 MB vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB vs 97.5MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	190 Watt vs 300 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8461V
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7343

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2855

2852

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

74982

73010

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8461V	AMD EPYC 7343
PassMark - Single thread mark	2855	2852
PassMark - CPU mark	74982	73010

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8461V	AMD EPYC 7343
Essentials
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	15 Mar 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$4491	$1565
Place in performance rating	150	158
Architecture codename		Zen 3
OPN PIB		100-100000338WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000338
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.2 GHz	3.2 GHz
Die size	4x 477 mm²
L1 cache	80K (per core)	1 MB
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	8 MB
L3 cache	97.5MB	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm+
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	77°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.9 GHz
Number of cores	48	16
Number of threads	96	32
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800 MHz, Eight-channel	DDR4-3200
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory bandwidth		190.73 GB/s
Maximum memory size		4 TB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	4677	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	300 Watt	190 Watt
Configurable TDP		165-200 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		128
PCI Express revision		4.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)