AMD EPYC 7301 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8256

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We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC 7301 with 16 cores 2.2GHz and Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 with 4 cores 3.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD EPYC 7301 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2666 vs DDR4)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 16.5MB)

Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 6 months late

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 2.2GHz)

Lower TDP (105W vs 170W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD EPYC 7301

514

Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 +160%

1339

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD EPYC 7301

1955

Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 +200%

5871

AMD EPYC 7301

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Intel Xeon Platinum 8256

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

170 W

Power Consumption

105 W

85 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

GlobalFoundries

Foundry

Intel

213 mm²

Die Size

-

FCLGA-4094

Package

FC-LGA3647

CPU Performance

2.2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.8 GHz

2.7 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.9 GHz

16

Total Core Count

4

32

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

22.0

Multiplier

38.0

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

64 MB shared

L3 Cache

16.5 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

8

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4

8

Max Memory Channels

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

-

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