AMD EPYC 7551 vs Xeon Platinum 8268
We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC 7551 with 32 cores 2GHz and Xeon Platinum 8268 with 24 cores 2.9GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD EPYC 7551 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 4)
Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 35.75MB)
Lower TDP (180W vs 205W)
Xeon Platinum 8268 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 6 months late
Higher base frequency (2.9GHz vs 2GHz)
Score
AMD EPYC 7551
Intel Xeon Platinum 8268
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD EPYC 7551
890
Xeon Platinum 8268
+13%
1012
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD EPYC 7551
+53%
5459
Xeon Platinum 8268
3553
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
180 W
Power Consumption
205 W
81 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
GlobalFoundries
Foundry
Intel
213 mm²
Die Size
CPU Performance
0
Performance Cores
0
2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.9 GHz
3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
0
Efficiency Cores
0
32
Total Core Count
24
64
Total Thread Count
48
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
20.0
Multiplier
29.0
96 K per core
L1 Cache
64 KB per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
64 MB shared
L3 Cache
35.75 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
2
SMP
8
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2666
Memory Types
DDR4
8
Max Memory Channels
0
Max Memory Bandwidth
0
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
false
Integrated Graphics
false
0
Graphics Performance
0
AI Accelerator
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
0
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