Xeon Platinum 8490H vs EPYC 7H12

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Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7H12 and Xeon Platinum 8490H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking48not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCno data
Power efficiency14.81no data
Architecture codenameZen 2 (2017−2020)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date18 September 2019 (5 years ago)10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$17,000

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7H12 and Xeon Platinum 8490H 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 cores64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)60 (Hexaconta-Core)
Threads128120
Base clock speed2.6 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz3.5 GHz
Multiplier26no data
L1 cache96K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache256 MB (shared)112.5 MB
Chip lithography7 nm, 14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size192 mm24x 477 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data79 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7H12 and Xeon Platinum 8490H 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
SocketTR4FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)280 Watt350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7H12 and Xeon Platinum 8490H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AMX, Intel® 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 7H12 and Xeon Platinum 8490H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7H12 and Xeon Platinum 8490H 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 7H12 and Xeon Platinum 8490H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size4 TiB4 TB
Max memory channels88
Maximum memory bandwidth204.763 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7H12 and Xeon Platinum 8490H.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data80

Pros & cons summary


Recency 18 September 2019 10 January 2023
Physical cores 64 60
Threads 128 120
Power consumption (TDP) 280 Watt 350 Watt

EPYC 7H12 has 6.7% more physical cores and 6.7% more threads, and 25% lower power consumption.

Xeon Platinum 8490H, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years.

We couldn't decide between EPYC 7H12 and Xeon Platinum 8490H. We've got no test results to judge.


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