AMD EPYC 7272 vs Xeon 6980P

VS

AMD EPYC 7272

Intel Xeon 6980P

We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC 7272 with 12 cores 2.6GHz and Xeon 6980P with 128 cores 2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD EPYC 7272 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (2.6GHz vs 2GHz)

Lower TDP (120W vs 500W)

Xeon 6980P 's Advantages

Released 5 years and 1 months late

Higher specification of memory (8800 vs 3200)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 4)

Larger L3 cache size (504MB vs 64MB)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 7nm)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD EPYC 7272

683

Xeon 6980P +195%

2015

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD EPYC 7272

4227

Xeon 6980P +95%

8257

AMD EPYC 7272

VS

Xeon 6980P

General Parameters

Aug 2019

Release Date

Sep 2024

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Rome

Core Architecture

Granite Rapids

AMD Socket SP3

Socket

Intel Socket 7529

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

EPYC (Zen 2 (Rome))

Generation

Xeon 6(Granite Rapids-AP)

Package

3.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

120 W

Power Consumption

500 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

95°C

TSMC

Foundry

Intel

74 mm²

Die Size

-

I/O Process Size

10 nm

CPU Performance

-

Performance Cores

128

-

Performance Core Threads

256

2.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2 GHz

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.9 GHz

12

Total Core Count

128

24

Total Thread Count

256

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

26.0

Multiplier

20.0

96 K per core

L1 Cache

112 KB per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

2 MB per core

64 MB shared

L3 Cache

504 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

2

-

AVX-512 FMA Ports

2

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR5-6400,MRDIMM-8800

-

Max Memory Size

3 TB

8

Max Memory Channels

12

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

Xeon 6980P

4

PCIe Version

5

-

PCIe Lanes

96

Related CPU Comparisons

1

AMD EPYC 7272 vs AMD EPYC 9374F

2

AMD EPYC 7272 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8470N

3

AMD EPYC 7272 vs Opteron 6276

4

AMD EPYC 7272 vs Opteron 2214 (F2)

5

AMD EPYC 7272 vs AMD EPYC 9534

6

AMD EPYC 7272 vs Xeon 6731E

7

AMD EPYC 7272 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8592

8

AMD EPYC 7272 vs Intel Xeon D 1531

9

AMD EPYC 7272 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8352V

10

AMD EPYC 7272 vs Opteron 2214 HE (F2)

Related News

1

CXMT Reportedly Achieves 80% Yield in DDR5 Production

2

Intel Wildcat Lake Appears on Shipping List with FCBGA1516 Socket, Poised to Replace Alder Lake-N

3

The Commencement of ARM and Qualcomm Licensing Dispute Trial: Potential Major Impact on PC Market

4

NVIDIA Allegedly Equips RTX 5080 with 30Gbps Memory Speed, Other Models to Feature 28Gbps

5

Intel Reports High Return Rates for Devices Featuring Snapdragon X Series; Qualcomm Counters with 'Industry Standard' Claim

6

Intel Confirms Panther Lake Adopts 18A Process, ES0 Samples Already Sent to Customers

7

Complete Lineup of Core Ultra 200HX/H/U and Core 200H/U Revealed: 31 Models to Dazzle the Eyes

8

Amechi Unveils V1 Mini PC: Only 0.33L Volume with 150W Power Consumption

9

iPhone 17 Series Set for Major Design Overhaul: Camera Module Transformed into Sleek Strip

10

The Thinnest iPhone Ever! iPhone 17 Air Reportedly Enters Foxconn's NPI Stage