Xeon Platinum 8270 vs EPYC 7351P

Aggregate performance score

EPYC 7351P
2017
16 cores / 32 threads, 170 Watt
16.15
Xeon Platinum 8270
2018
26 cores / 52 threads, 205 Watt
18.88
+16.9%

Xeon Platinum 8270 outperforms EPYC 7351P by a moderate 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7351P and Xeon Platinum 8270 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking409312
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.463.81
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCIntel Xeon Platinum
Power efficiency8.998.72
Architecture codenameNaples (2017−2018)Cascade Lake-SP (2018)
Release date29 June 2017 (7 years ago)11 December 2018 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$750$7,405

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7351P has 43% better value for money than Xeon Platinum 8270.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7351P and Xeon Platinum 8270 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)26 (Hexacosa-Core)
Threads3252
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz4 GHz
Multiplier2427
L1 cache96K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache64 MB (shared)35.75 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size192 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data84 °C
Number of transistors4,800 million8,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7351P and Xeon Platinum 8270 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)8 (Multiprocessor)
SocketTR4FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)170 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7351P and Xeon Platinum 8270. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

EPYC 7351P and Xeon Platinum 8270 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7351P and Xeon Platinum 8270 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7351P and Xeon Platinum 8270. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR4-2933
Maximum memory size2 TiB1 TB
Max memory channels86
Maximum memory bandwidth170.671 GB/s140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7351P and Xeon Platinum 8270.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes12848

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

EPYC 7351P 16.15
Xeon Platinum 8270 18.88
+16.9%

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.

EPYC 7351P 25657
Xeon Platinum 8270 29986
+16.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.15 18.88
Recency 29 June 2017 11 December 2018
Physical cores 16 26
Threads 32 52
Power consumption (TDP) 170 Watt 205 Watt

EPYC 7351P has 20.6% lower power consumption.

Xeon Platinum 8270, on the other hand, has a 16.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 62.5% more physical cores and 62.5% more threads.

The Xeon Platinum 8270 is our recommended choice as it beats the EPYC 7351P in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between EPYC 7351P and Xeon Platinum 8270, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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