EPYC 9354P vs Xeon Platinum 8163
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Platinum 8163 and EPYC 9354P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 30 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon Platinum | AMD EPYC |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2019) | Genoa |
| Release date | no data | 10 November 2022 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $2,730 |
Detailed specifications
Xeon Platinum 8163 and EPYC 9354P 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 | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) | 32 (Dotriaconta-Core) |
| Threads | 48 | 64 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.25 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| L1 cache | 1.5 MB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 24 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 33 MB | 256 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 5 nm, 6 nm |
| Die size | no data | 8x 72 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 52,560 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Platinum 8163 and EPYC 9354P 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 | 8 (Multiprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | Socket P | SP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 280 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8163 and EPYC 9354P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| TSX | + | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon Platinum 8163 and EPYC 9354P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8163 and EPYC 9354P are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8163 and EPYC 9354P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR5-4800 |
| Maximum memory size | 768 GB | 6 TiB |
| Max memory channels | 6 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 128.001 GB/s | 460.8 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8163 and EPYC 9354P.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | 128 |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 24 | 32 |
| Threads | 48 | 64 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 5 nm |
We couldn't decide between Xeon Platinum 8163 and EPYC 9354P. We've got no test results to judge.
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