Intel Xeon Platinum 8158 | AMD EPYC 9124 | |
CPU comparisonIntel Xeon Platinum 8158 or AMD EPYC 9124 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.
The Intel Xeon Platinum 8158 has 12 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. Up to 768 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8158 was released in Q3/2017. The AMD EPYC 9124 has 16 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 6144 GB of memory in 12 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 9124 was released in Q4/2022. |
||
Intel Xeon Platinum (89) | Family | AMD EPYC (129) |
Intel Xeon Platinum 8100 (16) | CPU group | AMD EPYC 9004 (21) |
1 | Generation | 4 |
Skylake | Architecture | Genoa / Genoa-X (Zen 4) |
Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | -- |
|
||
CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Xeon Platinum 8158 is a 12 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz (3.70 GHz). The AMD EPYC 9124 has 16 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz (3.70 GHz). |
||
Intel Xeon Platinum 8158 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 9124 |
12 | Cores | 16 |
24 | Threads | 32 |
normal | Core architecture | normal |
Yes | Hyperthreading | Yes |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
3.00 GHz | Frequency | 3.00 GHz |
3.70 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 3.70 GHz |
3.40 GHz | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 3.60 GHz |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Xeon Platinum 8158 supports a maximum of 768 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 9124 can connect up to 6144 GB of memory in 12 memory channels. |
||
Intel Xeon Platinum 8158 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 9124 |
DDR4-2666 | Memory | DDR5-4800 |
768 GB | Max. Memory | 6144 GB |
6 (Hexa Channel) | Memory channels | 12 |
128.1 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 460.8 GB/s |
Yes | ECC | Yes |
-- | L2 Cache | 16.00 MB |
25.00 MB | L3 Cache | 64.00 MB |
3.0 | PCIe version | 5.0 |
48 | PCIe lanes | 128 |
47.3 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 504.1 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8158 has a TDP of 150 W, that of the AMD EPYC 9124 is 200 W. |
||
Intel Xeon Platinum 8158 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 9124 |
150 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 200 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | 240 W |
-- | TDP down | -- |
-- | Tjunction max. | 100 °C |
Technical detailsThe Intel Xeon Platinum 8158 has a 25.00 MB cache, while the AMD EPYC 9124 cache has a total of 80.00 MB. |
||
Intel Xeon Platinum 8158 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 9124 |
14 nm | Technology | 5 nm |
Monolithic | Chip design | Chiplet |
x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 | ISA extensions | SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, BFLOAT16, VNNI |
LGA 3647 | Socket | SP5 |
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | AMD-V, SVM |
Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Windows Server 2022, Linux, Windows 11 |
Q3/2017 | Release date | Q4/2022 |
7000 $ | Release price | 1083 $ |
show more data | show more data | |
Intel Xeon Platinum 8158
12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz |
|||
AMD EPYC 9124
16C 32T @ 3.70 GHz |
Intel Xeon Platinum 8158
12C 24T @ 3.40 GHz |
|||
AMD EPYC 9124
16C 32T @ 3.60 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
|
Intel Xeon Platinum 8158 | AMD EPYC 9124 |
Unknown | Unknown |