Intel Xeon Platinum 8461V vs AMD EPYC 7742

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8461V and AMD EPYC 7742 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 7742

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8461V

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2855 vs 2157

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 7 Aug 2019
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2855 vs 2157

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7742

16 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 48
32 more threads: 128 vs 96
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 10 nm
Around 7% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
349525.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2767375.8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 33% lower typical power consumption: 225 Watt vs 300 Watt
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 97501 vs 74982

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	64 vs 48
Number of threads	128 vs 96
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache	4 MB vs 80K (per core)
L2 cache	32 MB vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB vs 97.5MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	225 Watt vs 300 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	97501 vs 74982

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8461V
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7742

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2855

2157

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

74982

97501

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8461V	AMD EPYC 7742
PassMark - Single thread mark	2855	2157
PassMark - CPU mark	74982	97501

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8461V	AMD EPYC 7742
Essentials
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$4491
Place in performance rating	94	95
Architecture codename		Zen 2
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.2 GHz	2.25 GHz
Die size	4x 477 mm²
L1 cache	80K (per core)	4 MB
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	32 MB
L3 cache	97.5MB	256 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	77°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	48	64
Number of threads	96	128
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800 MHz, Eight-channel	DDR4-3200
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory bandwidth		190.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size		4 TB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	4677	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	300 Watt	225 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)	x16, x8
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™)