Intel Xeon Platinum 8571N vs AMD EPYC 7F72

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8571N and AMD EPYC 7F72 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 8571N

AMD EPYC 7F72

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8571N

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 8 month(s) later
28 more cores, run more applications at once: 52 vs 24
56 more threads: 104 vs 48
Around 8% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Around 81% 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
Around 56% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 68385 vs 52740

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 Dec 2023 vs 14 Apr 2020
Number of cores	52 vs 24
Number of threads	104 vs 48
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core) vs 96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core) vs 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	300 MB (shared) vs 192 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	68385 vs 52740

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7F72

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 240 Watt vs 300 Watt
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2384 vs 1969

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	240 Watt vs 300 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2384 vs 1969

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8571N
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7F72

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1969

2384

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

68385

52740

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8571N	AMD EPYC 7F72
PassMark - Single thread mark	1969	2384
PassMark - CPU mark	68385	52740

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8571N	AMD EPYC 7F72
Essentials
Launch date	14 Dec 2023	14 Apr 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$6839
Place in performance rating	461	453
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	3.2 GHz
Die size	2x 763 mm²	74 mm²
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	300 MB (shared)	192 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	78°C
Maximum core temperature	94°C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	52	24
Number of threads	104	48
Unlocked
Transistor count		3,800 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	4677	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	300 Watt	240 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)	Gen 4