Intel Xeon Platinum 8470 | AMD EPYC 72F3 | |
CPU comparisonIn this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon Platinum 8470 and the AMD EPYC 72F3 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.
We compare the Intel Xeon Platinum 8470 52 core processor released in Q1/2023 with the AMD EPYC 72F3 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2021. |
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Intel Xeon Platinum (89) | Family | AMD EPYC (129) |
Intel Xeon Platinum 8400 (18) | CPU group | AMD EPYC 7003 (29) |
4 | Generation | 3 |
Sapphire Rapids | Architecture | Milan (Zen 3) |
Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Xeon Platinum 8470 is a 52 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz (3.80 GHz). The processor can compute 104 threads at the same time. The AMD EPYC 72F3 clocks with 3.70 GHz (4.10 GHz), has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8470 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 72F3 |
52 | Cores | 8 |
104 | Threads | 16 |
normal | Core architecture | normal |
Yes | Hyperthreading | Yes |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
2.00 GHz | Frequency | 3.70 GHz |
3.80 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 4.10 GHz |
-- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 3.90 GHz |
Memory & PCIeUp to 4096 GB of memory in a maximum of 8 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon Platinum 8470, while the AMD EPYC 72F3 supports a maximum of 4096 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 204.8 GB/s enabled. |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8470 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 72F3 |
DDR5-4400, DDR5-4800 | Memory | DDR4-3200 |
4096 GB | Max. Memory | 4096 GB |
8 (Octa Channel) | Memory channels | 8 (Octa Channel) |
307.2 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 204.8 GB/s |
Yes | ECC | Yes |
-- | L2 Cache | -- |
105.00 MB | L3 Cache | 256.00 MB |
5.0 | PCIe version | 4.0 |
80 | PCIe lanes | 128 |
315.0 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 252.0 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe Intel Xeon Platinum 8470 has a TDP of 350 W. The TDP of the AMD EPYC 72F3 is 180 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution. |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8470 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 72F3 |
350 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 180 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | 200 W |
-- | TDP down | 165 W |
-- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Xeon Platinum 8470 has 105.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of AMD EPYC 72F3 is at 256.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 7 nm. |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8470 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 72F3 |
10 nm | Technology | 7 nm |
Chiplet | 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 4677 | Socket | SP3 |
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | AMD-V, SVM |
Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
Windows, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
Q1/2023 | Release date | Q1/2021 |
9359 $ | Release price | 2468 $ |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8470
52C 104T @ 3.80 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 72F3
8C 16T @ 4.10 GHz |
Intel Xeon Platinum 8470
52C 104T @ 2.00 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 72F3
8C 16T @ 3.90 GHz |
Intel Xeon Platinum 8470
52C 104T @ 2.00 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 72F3
8C 16T @ 3.90 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8470 | AMD EPYC 72F3 |
Unknown | Unknown |