Xeon Platinum 8368Q vs EPYC 9754

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 9754 and Xeon Platinum 8368Q processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	13	129
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.61	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	Bergamo	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	13 June 2023 (less than a year ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Current price	$6294	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 9754 and Xeon Platinum 8368Q 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	128	38
Threads	256	76
Base clock speed	2.25 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.1 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB (shared)	57 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	5 nm	10 nm
Die size	8x 73 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	58 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	85 °C
Number of transistors	71,000 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 9754 and Xeon Platinum 8368Q 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	2
Socket	SP5	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	360 Watt	270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 9754 and Xeon Platinum 8368Q. 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	no data	+
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

EPYC 9754 and Xeon Platinum 8368Q 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 9754 and Xeon Platinum 8368Q 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 9754 and Xeon Platinum 8368Q. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	no data	6 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
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 9754 and Xeon Platinum 8368Q.

PCIe version	5.0	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.

EPYC 9754 outperforms Xeon Platinum 8368Q by 101% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	60.63	30.18
Recency	13 June 2023	6 April 2021
Physical cores	128	38
Threads	256	76
Chip lithography	5 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	360 Watt	270 Watt

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