EPYC 7301 vs Xeon Platinum 8124M

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8124M and EPYC 7301 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	364	800
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	2.14
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	AMD EPYC
Power efficiency	6.79	5.26
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Naples (2017−2018)
Release date	no data (2024 years ago)	29 June 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$825

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8124M and EPYC 7301 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 cores	18 (Octadeca-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	36	32
Base clock speed	no data	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	2.7 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	30	22
L1 cache	1.125 MB	96K (per core)
L2 cache	18 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	24.75 MB	64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	192 mm2
Number of transistors	no data	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8124M and EPYC 7301 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 configuration	8 (Multiprocessor)	2 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	Socket P	TR4
Power consumption (TDP)	240 Watt	170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8124M and EPYC 7301. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
TSX	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8124M and EPYC 7301 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8124M and EPYC 7301 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8124M and EPYC 7301. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory size	1,536 GB	2 TiB
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	170.671 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8124M and EPYC 7301.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	128

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	17.86	9.80
Physical cores	18	16
Threads	36	32
Power consumption (TDP)	240 Watt	170 Watt

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