AMD EPYC 7303 vs Xeon 6979P

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AMD EPYC 7303

Intel Xeon 6979P

We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC 7303 with 16 cores 2.4GHz and Xeon 6979P with 120 cores 2.1GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD EPYC 7303 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (2.4GHz vs 2.1GHz)

Lower TDP (130W vs 500W)

Xeon 6979P 's Advantages

Released 1 years 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

AMD EPYC 7303

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Xeon 6979P

General Parameters

Sep 2023

Release Date

Sep 2024

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Milan

Core Architecture

Granite Rapids

AMD Socket SP3

Socket

Intel Socket 7529

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

EPYC (Zen 3 (Milan))

Generation

Xeon 6(Granite Rapids-AP)

Package

8.3 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

130 W

Power Consumption

500 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

95°C

TSMC

Foundry

Intel

2x81 mm²

Die Size

-

12 nm

I/O Process Size

10 nm

416 mm²

I/O Die Size

-

CPU Performance

2.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.1 GHz

3.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.9 GHz

16

Total Core Count

120

32

Total Thread Count

240

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

24.0

Multiplier

21.0

64 KB per core

L1 Cache

112 KB per core

512 KB per core

L2 Cache

2 MB per core

64 MB shared

L3 Cache

504 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

8

Cores per CCD

-

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 6979P

4

PCIe Version

5

128

PCIe Lanes

96

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