Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M vs AMD EPYC 72F3

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We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M with 24 cores 2.4GHz and AMD EPYC 72F3 with 8 cores 3.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M 's Advantages

Lower TDP (165W vs 180W)

AMD EPYC 72F3 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 3 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-3200 vs DDR4)

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 2.4GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (256MB vs 35.75MB)

Score

Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M

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AMD EPYC 72F3

General Parameters

Dec 2018

Release Date

Mar 2021

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Server

Type

Server

Cascade Lake-SP

Core Architecture

Milan

Intel Socket 3647

Socket

AMD Socket SP3

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon Platinum (Cascade Lake-SP)

Generation

EPYC (Zen 3 (Milan))

Package

8 billions

Transistor Count

33.2 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

Intel Socket 3647

Socket

AMD Socket SP3

165 W

Power Consumption

180 W

Intel

Foundry

TSMC

-

Die Size

8x81 mm²

-

I/O Process Size

12 nm

-

I/O Die Size

416 mm²

FC-LGA3647

Package

FCLGA-4094

CPU Performance

2.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

3.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.1 GHz

24

Total Core Count

8

48

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

24.0

Multiplier

37.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

512 KB per core

35.75 MB shared

L3 Cache

256 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

-

Cores per CCD

1

8

SMP

2

Memory Parameters

DDR4

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

Max Memory Channels

8

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

-

PCIe Version

4

-

PCIe Lanes

128

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