AMD EPYC 7542 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8356H

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AMD EPYC 7542

Intel Xeon Platinum 8356H

We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC 7542 with 32 cores 2.9GHz and Intel Xeon Platinum 8356H with 8 cores 3.9GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD EPYC 7542 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2933)

Newer PCIe version (4 vs 3)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 35.75MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)

Intel Xeon Platinum 8356H 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 8 months late

Higher base frequency (3.9GHz vs 2.9GHz)

Lower TDP (190W vs 225W)

Score

AMD EPYC 7542

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Intel Xeon Platinum 8356H

General Parameters

Aug 2019

Release Date

Apr 2021

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Rome

Core Architecture

Cooper Lake-SP

AMD Socket SP3

Socket

Intel Socket 4189

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

EPYC (Zen 2 (Rome))

Generation

Xeon Platinum (Cooper Lake-SP)

Package

3.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

225 W

Power Consumption

190 W

TSMC

Foundry

Intel

74 mm²

Die Size

-

CPU Performance

2.9 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.9 GHz

3.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.4 GHz

32

Total Core Count

8

64

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

29.0

Multiplier

39.0

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

128 MB shared

L3 Cache

35.75 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

8

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

8

Max Memory Channels

6

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

4

PCIe Version

3

-

PCIe Lanes

48

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