Xeon Platinum 8274 vs EPYC 7763

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7763 and Xeon Platinum 8274 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	21	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	34.40	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD EPYC	no data
Architecture codename	Milan (2021)	no data
Release date	15 March 2021 (3 years ago)	1 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$7,890	no data
Current price	$1641 (0.2x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7763 and Xeon Platinum 8274 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)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	128	48
Base clock speed	2.45 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	256 MB (shared)	35.75 MB
Chip lithography	7 nm+	14 nm
Die size	8x 81 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	65 °C
Number of transistors	33,200 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7763 and Xeon Platinum 8274 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	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	280 Watt	240 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7763 and Xeon Platinum 8274. 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
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	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

EPYC 7763 and Xeon Platinum 8274 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7763 and Xeon Platinum 8274 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 7763 and Xeon Platinum 8274. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	4 TiB	1 TB
Max memory channels	no data	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.795 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	no data	+

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 7763 and Xeon Platinum 8274.

PCIe version	4.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	128	48

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	15 March 2021	1 April 2019
Physical cores	64	24
Threads	128	48
Chip lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	280 Watt	240 Watt

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