EPYC 7272 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 9221

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AMD EPYC 7272

Intel Xeon Platinum 9221

We compared two server CPUs: EPYC 7272 with 12 cores 2.9GHz 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

EPYC 7272 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2933)

Newer PCIe version (4 vs 3)

Higher base frequency (2.9GHz vs 2.1GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)

Lower TDP (120W vs 250W)

Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 's Advantages

Larger L3 cache size (71.5MB vs 64MB)

Score

EPYC 7272

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Intel Xeon Platinum 9221

General Parameters

Aug 2019

Release Date

Apr 2019

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Rome

Core Architecture

Cascade Lake-AP

AMD Socket SP3

Socket

Intel BGA 5903

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

EPYC (Zen 2 (Rome))

Generation

Xeon Platinum (Cascade Lake-AP)

Package

3.8 billions

Transistor Count

8 billions

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

120 W

Power Consumption

250 W

TSMC

Foundry

Intel

74 mm²

Die Size

-

CPU Performance

2.9 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.1 GHz

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.7 GHz

12

Total Core Count

32

24

Total Thread Count

64

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

29.0

Multiplier

23.0

96 KB per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 KB per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

64 MB shared

L3 Cache

71.5 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

8

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

8

Max Memory Channels

4

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

4

PCIe Version

3

128

PCIe Lanes

-

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