Ryzen 9 270 vs Xeon Platinum 8562Y+
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Platinum 8562Y+ outperforms Ryzen 9 270 by an impressive 70% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 198 | 432 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.62 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | 4.03 | 15.82 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Emerald Rapids (2023) | Hawk Point (2024−2025) |
| Release date | 14 December 2023 (1 year ago) | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $5,945 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon Platinum 8562Y+ and Ryzen 9 270 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 | 32 (Dotriaconta-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 64 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.1 GHz | 5.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 80 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 60 MB (shared) | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 2x 763 mm2 | 178 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 81 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 25,000 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Platinum 8562Y+ and Ryzen 9 270 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 | 1 |
| Socket | 4677 | FP8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8562Y+ and Ryzen 9 270. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | USB 4, Ryzen AI (16 TOPS), MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Xeon Platinum 8562Y+ and Ryzen 9 270 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 8562Y+ and Ryzen 9 270 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8562Y+ and Ryzen 9 270. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | AMD Radeon 780M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8562Y+ and Ryzen 9 270.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 80 | 20 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 28.40 | 16.73 |
| Recency | 14 December 2023 | 6 January 2025 |
| Physical cores | 32 | 8 |
| Threads | 64 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 45 Watt |
Xeon Platinum 8562Y+ has a 69.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
Ryzen 9 270, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 150% more advanced lithography process, and 566.7% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon Platinum 8562Y+ is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen 9 270 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon Platinum 8562Y+ is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 270 is a notebook one.
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