Intel Xeon Platinum 8571N vs AMD EPYC 9124

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8571N and AMD EPYC 9124 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 9124

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8571N

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
36 more cores, run more applications at once: 52 vs 16
72 more threads: 104 vs 32
Around 8% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
4.1x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6815744x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4915200x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 68385 vs 61146

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 Dec 2023 vs 10 Nov 2022
Number of cores	52 vs 16
Number of threads	104 vs 32
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core) vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core) vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	300 MB (shared) vs 64MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	68385 vs 61146

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9124

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 10 nm
Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 300 Watt
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2242 vs 1969

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 10 nm
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt vs 300 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2242 vs 1969

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8571N
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 9124

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1969

2242

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

68385

61146

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8571N	AMD EPYC 9124
PassMark - Single thread mark	1969	2242
PassMark - CPU mark	68385	61146

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8571N	AMD EPYC 9124
Essentials
Launch date	14 Dec 2023	10 Nov 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$6839	$1083
Place in performance rating	375	366
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	3 GHz
Die size	2x 763 mm²	4x 72 mm²
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	1MB (per core)
L3 cache	300 MB (shared)	64MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	5 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	78°C
Maximum core temperature	94°C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	52	16
Number of threads	104	32
Unlocked
Transistor count		26,280 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR5-4800 MHz, Twelve-channel
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	4677	SP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	300 Watt	200 Watt
Configurable TDP		200-240 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)	Gen 5, 128 Lanes, (CPU only)