EPYC 9174F vs Xeon Platinum 8276

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8276 and EPYC 9174F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	101
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	6.96
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	AMD EPYC
Power efficiency	no data	10.33
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake-SP (2018−2019)	Genoa (2022−2023)
Release date	11 December 2018 (5 years ago)	10 November 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$8,719	$3,850

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8276 and EPYC 9174F 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	28 (Octacosa-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	56	32
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	4.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	4.4 GHz
Multiplier	22	41
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	38.5 MB (shared)	256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm, 6 nm
Die size	no data	8x 72 mm2
Maximum core temperature	89 °C	no data
Number of transistors	8,000 million	52,560 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8276 and EPYC 9174F 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)	2
Socket	FCLGA3647	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	320 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8276 and EPYC 9174F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Launched	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8276 and EPYC 9174F 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 8276 and EPYC 9174F are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
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 8276 and EPYC 9174F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	1 TB	6 TiB
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	460.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8276 and EPYC 9174F.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	48	128

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	11 December 2018	10 November 2022
Physical cores	28	16
Threads	56	32
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	320 Watt

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