Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 vs AMD EPYC 9274F

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We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 with 4 cores 3.8GHz and AMD EPYC 9274F with 24 cores 4.05GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 's Advantages

Lower TDP (105W vs 320W)

AMD EPYC 9274F 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 11 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-4800 vs DDR4)

Higher base frequency (4.05GHz vs 3.8GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (256MB vs 16.5MB)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Xeon Platinum 8256

1339

AMD EPYC 9274F +76%

2364

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Xeon Platinum 8256

5871

AMD EPYC 9274F +292%

23051

Intel Xeon Platinum 8256

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AMD EPYC 9274F

General Parameters

Dec 2018

Release Date

Nov 2022

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Server

Type

Server

Cascade Lake-SP

Core Architecture

Genoa

Intel Socket 3647

Socket

AMD Socket SP5

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon Platinum (Cascade Lake-SP)

Generation

EPYC (Zen 4 (Genoa))

Package

8 billions

Transistor Count

52.56 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

Intel Socket 3647

Socket

AMD Socket SP5

105 W

Power Consumption

320 W

Intel

Foundry

TSMC

-

Die Size

8x72 mm²

-

I/O Process Size

6 nm

-

I/O Die Size

397 mm²

FC-LGA3647

Package

FC-LGA6096

CPU Performance

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.05 GHz

3.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.3 GHz

4

Total Core Count

24

8

Total Thread Count

48

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

38.0

Multiplier

40.5

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

16.5 MB shared

L3 Cache

256 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

8

SMP

2

Memory Parameters

DDR4

Memory Types

DDR5-4800

Max Memory Channels

12

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

-

PCIe Version

5

-

PCIe Lanes

128

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