Xeon Platinum 8352Y vs EPYC 7543

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7543 and Xeon Platinum 8352Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	77	52
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	7.63	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD EPYC	no data
Power efficiency	16.13	19.95
Architecture codename	Milan (2021−2023)	no data
Release date	12 January 2021 (3 years ago)	1 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,761	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7543 and Xeon Platinum 8352Y basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	64	64
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.4 GHz
Multiplier	28	no data
L1 cache	2 MB	no data
L2 cache	16 MB	no data
L3 cache	256 MB (shared)	48 MB
Chip lithography	7 nm+	10 nm
Die size	8x 81 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	81 °C
Number of transistors	33,200 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7543 and Xeon Platinum 8352Y compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	2	no data
Socket	SP3	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7543 and Xeon Platinum 8352Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

EPYC 7543 and Xeon Platinum 8352Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7543 and Xeon Platinum 8352Y are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7543 and Xeon Platinum 8352Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	4 TiB	6 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.795 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7543 and Xeon Platinum 8352Y.

PCIe version	4.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	128	64

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	38.34	43.21
Recency	12 January 2021	1 April 2021
Chip lithography	7 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	205 Watt

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