AMD EPYC 7251 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8268

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We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC 7251 with 8 cores 2.1GHz and Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 with 24 cores 2.9GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD EPYC 7251 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2400 vs DDR4)

Lower TDP (120W vs 205W)

Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 6 months late

Higher base frequency (2.9GHz vs 2.1GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (35.75MB vs 32MB)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD EPYC 7251

781

Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 +29%

1012

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD EPYC 7251 +2%

3651

Intel Xeon Platinum 8268

3553

AMD EPYC 7251

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Intel Xeon Platinum 8268

General Parameters

Jun 2017

Release Date

Dec 2018

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Naples

Core Architecture

Cascade Lake-SP

AMD Socket SP3

Socket

Intel Socket 3647

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

EPYC (Zen (Naples))

Generation

Xeon Platinum (Cascade Lake-SP)

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

AMD Socket SP3

Socket

Intel Socket 3647

120 W

Power Consumption

205 W

81 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

GlobalFoundries

Foundry

Intel

213 mm²

Die Size

-

FCLGA-4094

Package

FC-LGA3647

CPU Performance

2.1 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.9 GHz

8

Total Core Count

24

16

Total Thread Count

48

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

21.0

Multiplier

29.0

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

32 MB shared

L3 Cache

35.75 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

8

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2400

Memory Types

DDR4

8

Max Memory Channels

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

-

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