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.

 

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 52597
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 52597

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: 2381 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 2381 vs 1969

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1969
2381
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
68385
52597
Name Intel Xeon Platinum 8571N AMD EPYC 7F72
PassMark - Single thread mark 1969 2381
PassMark - CPU mark 68385 52597

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 378 407

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