AMD EPYC 7702 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8168

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Combined performance score

Xeon Platinum 8168
21.36

EPYC 7702 outperforms Xeon Platinum 8168 by 113% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8168 and EPYC 7702 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking21538
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money38.803.07
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon PlatinumAMD EPYC
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Zen 2 (2019−2020)
Release date25 April 2017 (6 years old)7 August 2019 (4 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$5,890$6,450
Current price$435 (0.1x MSRP)$8948 (1.4x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Platinum 8168 has 1164% better value for money than EPYC 7702.

Technical specs

Xeon Platinum 8168 and EPYC 7702 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads48128
Base clock speed2.7 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.35 GHz
L1 cache1.5 MB96K (per core)
L2 cache24 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache33 MB256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm, 14 nm
Die sizeno data192 mm2
Maximum core temperature85 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8168 and EPYC 7702 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 configuration8 (Multiprocessor)2 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA3647TR4
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt200 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8168 and EPYC 7702. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8168 and EPYC 7702 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 Xeon Platinum 8168 and EPYC 7702 are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8168 and EPYC 7702. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory size768 GB4 TiB
Max memory channels68
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8168 and EPYC 7702.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes48no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


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.

Xeon Platinum 8168 21.36
EPYC 7702 45.49
+113%

EPYC 7702 outperforms Xeon Platinum 8168 by 113% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon Platinum 8168 32811
EPYC 7702 69872
+113%

EPYC 7702 outperforms Xeon Platinum 8168 by 113% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon Platinum 8168 1059
EPYC 7702 1173
+10.8%

EPYC 7702 outperforms Xeon Platinum 8168 by 11% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon Platinum 8168 10299
EPYC 7702 11452
+11.2%

EPYC 7702 outperforms Xeon Platinum 8168 by 11% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 21.36 45.49
Recency 25 April 2017 7 August 2019
Physical cores 24 64
Threads 48 128
Cost $5890 $6450
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 205 Watt 200 Watt

The EPYC 7702 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Platinum 8168 in performance tests.


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