Intel Xeon Platinum 8571N vs AMD EPYC 7402

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8571N and AMD EPYC 7402 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 8571N

AMD EPYC 7402

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8571N

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 4 month(s) later
28 more cores, run more applications at once: 52 vs 24
56 more threads: 104 vs 48
Around 19% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1969 vs 1954
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 68385 vs 63873

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 Dec 2023 vs 7 Aug 2019
Number of cores	52 vs 24
Number of threads	104 vs 48
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core) vs 1.5 MB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core) vs 12 MB
L3 cache	300 MB (shared) vs 128 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1969 vs 1954
PassMark - CPU mark	68385 vs 63873

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7402

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 10 nm
Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 180 Watt vs 300 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 10 nm
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt vs 300 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8571N
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7402

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1969

1954

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

68385

63873

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8571N	AMD EPYC 7402
PassMark - Single thread mark	1969	1954
PassMark - CPU mark	68385	63873

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8571N	AMD EPYC 7402
Essentials
Launch date	14 Dec 2023	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$6839	$1250
Place in performance rating	461	527
Architecture codename		Zen 2
OPN PIB		100-100000048WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000048
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	2.8 GHz
Die size	2x 763 mm²
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	1.5 MB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	12 MB
L3 cache	300 MB (shared)	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	78°C
Maximum core temperature	94°C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	3.35 GHz
Number of cores	52	24
Number of threads	104	48
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	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	180 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™)