Xeon Platinum 8358P vs EPYC 7642

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Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7642 and Xeon Platinum 8358P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking89not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.45no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCno data
Power efficiency15.57no data
Architecture codenameZen 2 (2017−2020)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date7 August 2019 (5 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,775no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

EPYC 7642 and Xeon Platinum 8358P 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 cores48 (Octatetraconta-Core)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads9664
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz3.4 GHz
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache3 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache24 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache256 MB (shared)48 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 14 nm10 nm
Die size192 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7642 and Xeon Platinum 8358P 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)2
SocketTR4FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt240 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7642 and Xeon Platinum 8358P. 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-+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

EPYC 7642 and Xeon Platinum 8358P 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 7642 and Xeon Platinum 8358P 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 7642 and Xeon Platinum 8358P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR4-3200
Maximum memory size4 TiB6 TB
Max memory channels88
Maximum memory bandwidth204.763 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7642 and Xeon Platinum 8358P.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data64

Pros & cons summary


Recency 7 August 2019 6 April 2021
Physical cores 48 32
Threads 96 64
Chip lithography 7 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 240 Watt

EPYC 7642 has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 6.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon Platinum 8358P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.

We couldn't decide between EPYC 7642 and Xeon Platinum 8358P. We've got no test results to judge.


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