Intel Xeon Platinum 8468 vs AMD EPYC 9684X

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8468 and AMD EPYC 9684X 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 8468

AMD EPYC 9684X

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8468

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Around 14% lower typical power consumption: 350 Watt vs 400 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	350 Watt vs 400 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9684X

CPU is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
48 more cores, run more applications at once: 96 vs 48
96 more threads: 192 vs 96
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 10 nm
Around 60% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
11x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2897 vs 2735
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 148066 vs 116663

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	13 Jun 2023 vs 10 Jan 2023
Number of cores	96 vs 48
Number of threads	192 vs 96
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 80 KB (per core)
L3 cache	1152 MB (shared) vs 105 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2897 vs 2735
PassMark - CPU mark	148066 vs 116663

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8468
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 9684X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2735

2897

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

116663

148066

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8468	AMD EPYC 9684X
PassMark - Single thread mark	2735	2897
PassMark - CPU mark	116663	148066

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8468	AMD EPYC 9684X
Essentials
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	13 Jun 2023
Launch price (MSRP)	$7214	$14756
Place in performance rating	47	8
Performance
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	2.55 GHz
Die size	4x 477 mm²	12x 72 mm²
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	105 MB	1152 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	5 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	79°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	48	96
Number of threads	96	192
Unlocked
Transistor count		135,240 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR5
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Sockets supported	4677	SP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	350 Watt	400 Watt
Configurable TDP		320-400 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)	Gen 5, 128 Lanes, (CPU only)