Xeon Platinum 8368Q vs EPYC 73F3

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 73F3
2021
16 cores / 32 threads, 240 Watt
29.02
Xeon Platinum 8368Q
2021
38 cores / 76 threads, 270 Watt
29.39
+1.3%

Xeon Platinum 8368Q outperforms EPYC 73F3 by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 73F3 and Xeon Platinum 8368Q processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking153148
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.64no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCno data
Power efficiency11.4410.30
Architecture codenameMilan (2021−2023)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date12 January 2021 (3 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,521no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

EPYC 73F3 and Xeon Platinum 8368Q 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)38
Threads3276
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.7 GHz
Multiplier35no data
L1 cache1 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache8 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache256 MB (shared)57 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm+10 nm
Die size8x 81 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data85 °C
Number of transistors33,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 73F3 and Xeon Platinum 8368Q 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 configuration22
SocketSP3FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)240 Watt270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 73F3 and Xeon Platinum 8368Q. 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-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

EPYC 73F3 and Xeon Platinum 8368Q technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 73F3 and Xeon Platinum 8368Q 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 73F3 and Xeon Platinum 8368Q. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size4 TiB6 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
Maximum memory bandwidth204.795 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 73F3 and Xeon Platinum 8368Q.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanes12864

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 73F3 29.02
Xeon Platinum 8368Q 29.39
+1.3%

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 73F3 46103
Xeon Platinum 8368Q 46681
+1.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 29.02 29.39
Recency 12 January 2021 6 April 2021
Physical cores 16 38
Threads 32 76
Chip lithography 7 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 240 Watt 270 Watt

EPYC 73F3 has a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 12.5% lower power consumption.

Xeon Platinum 8368Q, on the other hand, has a 1.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 months, and 137.5% more physical cores and 137.5% more threads.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between EPYC 73F3 and Xeon Platinum 8368Q.


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