Intel Xeon Platinum 8176F vs AMD EPYC 7203P

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Intel Xeon Platinum 8176F CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 7203P
Intel Xeon Platinum 8176F AMD EPYC 7203P

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Platinum 8176F or AMD EPYC 7203P - 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 8176F has 28 cores with 56 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. Up to 768 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8176F was released in Q3/2017.

The AMD EPYC 7203P has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7203P was released in Q3/2023.
Intel Xeon Platinum (89) Family AMD EPYC (129)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8100 (16) CPU group AMD EPYC 7003 (29)
1 Generation 3
Skylake Architecture Milan (Zen 3)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8176F is a 28 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz (3.80 GHz). The AMD EPYC 7203P has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.80 GHz (3.40 GHz).
Intel Xeon Platinum 8176F Characteristic AMD EPYC 7203P
28 Cores 8
56 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.10 GHz Frequency 2.80 GHz
3.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.40 GHz
2.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8176F Characteristic AMD EPYC 7203P
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
no iGPU GPU no iGPU
GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
Technology
Max. displays
-- Compute units --
-- Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
no iGPU GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8176F supports a maximum of 768 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7203P can connect up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8176F Characteristic AMD EPYC 7203P
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR4-3200
768 GB Max. Memory 4096 GB
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
128.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 204.8 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
39.00 MB L3 Cache 64.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 4.0
48 PCIe lanes 128
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 252.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8176F has a TDP of 173 W, that of the AMD EPYC 7203P is 120 W.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8176F Characteristic AMD EPYC 7203P
173 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 120 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 150 W
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8176F has a 39.00 MB cache, while the AMD EPYC 7203P cache has a total of 64.00 MB.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8176F Characteristic AMD EPYC 7203P
14 nm Technology 7 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 SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
LGA 3647 Socket SP3
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2017 Release date Q3/2023
11800 $ Release price 338 $
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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8176F Intel Xeon Platinum 8176F
28C 56T @ 3.80 GHz
165 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7203P AMD EPYC 7203P
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8176F Intel Xeon Platinum 8176F
28C 56T @ 2.50 GHz
3873 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7203P AMD EPYC 7203P
8C 16T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
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