Xeon Platinum 8253 vs EPYC 7371

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7371 and Xeon Platinum 8253 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	286	343
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.57	8.94
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD EPYC	Intel Xeon Platinum
Power efficiency	9.26	13.42
Architecture codename	Naples (2017−2018)	Cascade Lake-SP (2018−2019)
Release date	13 November 2018 (5 years ago)	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,550	$3,115

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Platinum 8253 has 61% better value for money than EPYC 7371.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7371 and Xeon Platinum 8253 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	32	32
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.1 GHz	3 GHz
Multiplier	31	22
L1 cache	1.5 MB	1 MB
L2 cache	8 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	64 MB (shared)	22 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	213 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	87 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	87 °C
Number of transistors	19200 Million	8,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7371 and Xeon Platinum 8253 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 (Multiprocessor)	8 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	TR4	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7371 and Xeon Platinum 8253. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

EPYC 7371 and Xeon Platinum 8253 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7371 and Xeon Platinum 8253 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7371 and Xeon Platinum 8253. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Eight-channel	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	2 TiB	1 TB
Max memory channels	8	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	170.671 GB/s	140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7371 and Xeon Platinum 8253.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	128	48

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	20.32	18.40
Recency	13 November 2018	2 April 2019
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	125 Watt

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