AMD EPYC 7261 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 9221

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AMD EPYC 7261

Intel Xeon Platinum 9221

We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC 7261 with 8 cores 2.5GHz and Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 with 32 cores 2.1GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD EPYC 7261 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (2.5GHz vs 2.1GHz)

Lower TDP (170W vs 250W)

Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 's Advantages

Released 10 months late

Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 2666)

Larger L3 cache size (71.5MB vs 32MB)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD EPYC 7261

722

Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 +39%

1004

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD EPYC 7261

3798

Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 +612%

27056

AMD EPYC 7261

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Intel Xeon Platinum 9221

General Parameters

Jun 2018

Release Date

Apr 2019

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Naples

Core Architecture

Cascade Lake-AP

AMD Socket SP3

Socket

Intel BGA 5903

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

EPYC (Zen (Naples))

Generation

Xeon Platinum (Cascade Lake-AP)

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

170 W

Power Consumption

250 W

81 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

GlobalFoundries

Foundry

Intel

213 mm²

Die Size

-

CPU Performance

2.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.1 GHz

2.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.7 GHz

8

Total Core Count

32

16

Total Thread Count

64

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

25.0

Multiplier

23.0

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

71.5 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

8

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

8

Max Memory Channels

4

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

3

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