Intel Xeon Platinum 8352Y vs AMD EPYC 7552

General info

Comparing EPYC 7552 and Xeon Platinum 8352Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rating	5	18
Value for money	11.43	6.21
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD EPYC	no data
Architecture codename	Zen 2 (2019−2020)	no data
Release date	7 August 2019 (3 years old)	1 April 2021 (1 year old)
Launch price (MSRP)	$4,025	no data
Current price	$4004 (1x MSRP)	$2900

Technical specs

EPYC 7552 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	48 (Octatetraconta-Core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	96	64
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.35 GHz	3.4 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	512K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	192 MB (shared)	48 MB
Chip lithography	7 nm, 14 nm	10 nm
Die size	192 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	81 °C
Number of transistors	4,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7552 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 (Multiprocessor)	no data
Socket	TR4	FCLGA4189
Thermal design power (TDP)	200 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7552 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	+	no data
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	no data	+

Security technologies

EPYC 7552 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 7552 and Xeon Platinum 8352Y are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7552 and Xeon Platinum 8352Y. Depending on the motherboards, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Eight-channel	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	4 TiB	6 TB
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.763 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7552 and Xeon Platinum 8352Y.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	64

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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Overall 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.

Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance rating	73.33	55.30
Recency	7 August 2019	1 April 2021
Boost clock speed	3350	0
Base clock speed	2200	0
Chip lithography	7 nm	10 nm
Thermal design power (TDP)	200 Watt	205 Watt

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