AMD EPYC 7282 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8268

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Combined performance score

Xeon Platinum 8268
20.59
+7%

Xeon Platinum 8268 outperforms EPYC 7282 by 7% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8268 and EPYC 7282 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking231261
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money7.4313.64
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon PlatinumAMD EPYC
Architecture codenameCascade Lake-SP (2019)Zen 2 (2019−2020)
Release date11 December 2018 (5 years old)7 August 2019 (4 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$6,302$650
Current price$3092 (0.5x MSRP)$965 (1.5x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7282 has 84% better value for money than Xeon Platinum 8268.

Technical specs

Xeon Platinum 8268 and EPYC 7282 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads4832
Base clock speed2.9 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3.2 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)96K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache35.75 MB (shared)64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm, 14 nm
Die sizeno data192 mm2
Maximum core temperature84 °Cno data
Number of transistors8,000 million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8268 and EPYC 7282 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 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8268 and EPYC 7282. 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
StatusLaunchedno data

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8268 and EPYC 7282 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 8268 and EPYC 7282 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 8268 and EPYC 7282. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory size1 TB4 TiB
Max memory channels68
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/s204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8268 and EPYC 7282.

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 8268 20.59
+7%
EPYC 7282 19.24

Xeon Platinum 8268 outperforms EPYC 7282 by 7% 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 8268 31632
+7.1%
EPYC 7282 29548

Xeon Platinum 8268 outperforms EPYC 7282 by 7% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 20.59 19.24
Recency 11 December 2018 7 August 2019
Physical cores 24 16
Threads 48 32
Cost $6302 $650
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 205 Watt 120 Watt

We couldn't decide between Xeon Platinum 8268 and EPYC 7282. The differences in performance seem too small.


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