Xeon Platinum 8353H vs EPYC 7742

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking56not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.60no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCno data
Power efficiency18.52no data
DesignerAMDIntel
ManufacturerTSMCIntel
Architecture codenameZen 2 (2017−2020)Cooper Lake-SP (2021)
Release date7 August 2019 (5 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$6,950no data

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Detailed specifications

EPYC 7742 and Xeon Platinum 8353H 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 cores64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)18 (Octadeca-Core)
Threads12836
Base clock speed2.25 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3.8 GHz
Multiplier22.5no data
L1 cache4 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache32 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache256 MB (shared)24.75 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 14 nm14 nm
Die size192 mm2no data
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7742 and Xeon Platinum 8353H 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)8
SocketTR4FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7742 and Xeon Platinum 8353H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

EPYC 7742 and Xeon Platinum 8353H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7742 and Xeon Platinum 8353H are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7742 and Xeon Platinum 8353H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR4 RDIMM
Maximum memory size4 TiB1.12 TB
Max memory channels86
Maximum memory bandwidth204.763 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7742 and Xeon Platinum 8353H.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data48

Pros & cons summary


Recency 7 August 2019 6 April 2021
Physical cores 64 18
Threads 128 36
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 150 Watt

EPYC 7742 has 255.6% more physical cores and 255.6% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon Platinum 8353H, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 50% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between AMD EPYC 7742 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8353H. We've got no test results to judge.

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