Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+ vs AMD EPYC 9474F

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+ and AMD EPYC 9474F 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 8480+

AMD EPYC 9474F

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 56 vs 48
16 more threads: 112 vs 96
Around 46% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
430080x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 350 Watt vs 360 Watt

Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 10 Nov 2022
Number of cores	56 vs 48
Number of threads	112 vs 96
L1 cache	80K (per core) vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (per core) vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	105 MB (shared) vs 256MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	350 Watt vs 360 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9474F

Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3243 vs 2942
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 148891 vs 125165

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3243 vs 2942
PassMark - CPU mark	148891 vs 125165

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 9474F

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2942

3243

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

125165

148891

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+	AMD EPYC 9474F
PassMark - Single thread mark	2942	3243
PassMark - CPU mark	125165	148891

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+	AMD EPYC 9474F
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	Zen 4 (Genoa)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	10 Nov 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$10710
Place in performance rating	18	5
Processor Number	8480+
Series	4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	3.6 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	1MB (per core)
L3 cache	105 MB (shared)	256MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	5 nm
Maximum core temperature	79°C
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz	4.1 GHz
Number of cores	56	48
Number of threads	112	96
Die size		8x 72 mm²
Transistor count		52,560 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	8
Maximum memory size	4 TB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s 1DPC, Up to DDR5 4400 MT/s 2DPC,	DDR5-4800 MHz, Twelve-channel
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4677	SP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	350 Watt	360 Watt
Configurable TDP		320-400 W
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	80
PCI Express revision	5.0
Scalability	2S
PCIe configurations		Gen 5, 128 Lanes, (CPU only)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel AMX, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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)