Xeon Platinum 8360Y vs EPYC 7642

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 7642
2019
48 cores / 96 threads, 225 Watt
37.01
+8.7%
Xeon Platinum 8360Y
2021
36 cores / 72 threads, 250 Watt
34.04

EPYC 7642 outperforms Xeon Platinum 8360Y by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7642 and Xeon Platinum 8360Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking91114
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.55no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCno data
Power efficiency15.5712.89
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 8360Y 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)36
Threads9672
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz3.5 GHz
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache3 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache24 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache256 MB (shared)54 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 8360Y 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 Watt250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7642 and Xeon Platinum 8360Y. 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 8360Y 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 8360Y 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 8360Y. 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 8360Y.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data64

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 7642 37.01
+8.7%
Xeon Platinum 8360Y 34.04

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 7642 58795
+8.7%
Xeon Platinum 8360Y 54078

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 37.01 34.04
Recency 7 August 2019 6 April 2021
Physical cores 48 36
Threads 96 72
Chip lithography 7 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 250 Watt

EPYC 7642 has a 8.7% higher aggregate performance score, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 11.1% lower power consumption.

Xeon Platinum 8360Y, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between EPYC 7642 and Xeon Platinum 8360Y.


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