Xeon Platinum 8260 vs EPYC 7401

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 7401
2017
24 cores / 48 threads, 170 Watt
34.80
+82.2%
Xeon Platinum 8260
2018
24 cores / 48 threads, 165 Watt
19.10

EPYC 7401 outperforms Xeon Platinum 8260 by an impressive 82% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7401 and Xeon Platinum 8260 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking107308
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.486.01
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCIntel Xeon Platinum
Power efficiency19.3710.95
Architecture codenameNaples (2017−2018)Cascade Lake-SP (2018)
Release date29 June 2017 (7 years ago)11 December 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,850$4,702

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7401 has 58% better value for money than Xeon Platinum 8260.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7401 and Xeon Platinum 8260 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads4848
Base clock speed2 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.9 GHz
Multiplier2024
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 data90 °C
Number of transistors4,800 million8,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7401 and Xeon Platinum 8260 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)8 (Multiprocessor)
SocketTR4FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)170 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7401 and Xeon Platinum 8260. 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 7401 and Xeon Platinum 8260 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 7401 and Xeon Platinum 8260 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 7401 and Xeon Platinum 8260. 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 7401 and Xeon Platinum 8260.

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 7401 34.80
+82.2%
Xeon Platinum 8260 19.10

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 7401 55280
+82.2%
Xeon Platinum 8260 30347

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 34.80 19.10
Recency 29 June 2017 11 December 2018
Power consumption (TDP) 170 Watt 165 Watt

EPYC 7401 has a 82.2% higher aggregate performance score.

Xeon Platinum 8260, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 3% lower power consumption.

The EPYC 7401 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Platinum 8260 in performance tests.


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