Xeon Platinum 8352V vs EPYC 7742

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7742 and Xeon Platinum 8352V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	47	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.35	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD EPYC	no data
Power efficiency	18.45	no data
Architecture codename	Zen 2 (2017−2020)	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	7 August 2019 (5 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$6,950	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7742 and Xeon Platinum 8352V 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	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)	36
Threads	128	72
Base clock speed	2.25 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	3.5 GHz
Multiplier	22.5	no data
L1 cache	4 MB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	32 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB (shared)	54 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm, 14 nm	10 nm
Die size	192 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	78 °C
Number of transistors	4,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7742 and Xeon Platinum 8352V 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)	2
Socket	TR4	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	195 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7742 and Xeon Platinum 8352V. 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	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

EPYC 7742 and Xeon Platinum 8352V 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 7742 and Xeon Platinum 8352V 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 7742 and Xeon Platinum 8352V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Eight-channel	DDR4-2933
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 7742 and Xeon Platinum 8352V.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	64

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	7 August 2019	6 April 2021
Physical cores	64	36
Threads	128	72
Chip lithography	7 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	195 Watt

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