EPYC 7763 vs Xeon Platinum 8180

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Platinum 8180
2017
28 cores / 56 threads, 205 Watt
24.09
EPYC 7763
2021
64 cores / 128 threads, 280 Watt
53.23
+121%

EPYC 7763 outperforms Xeon Platinum 8180 by a whopping 121% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8180 and EPYC 7763 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21125
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.943.32
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon PlatinumAMD EPYC
Power efficiency11.1217.99
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Milan (2021−2023)
Release date11 July 2017 (7 years ago)15 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$10,009$7,890

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7763 has 71% better value for money than Xeon Platinum 8180.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8180 and EPYC 7763 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 cores28 (Octacosa-Core)64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads56128
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2.45 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.5 GHz
Multiplier2524.5
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache38.5 MB (shared)256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm+
Die sizeno data8x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature84 °Cno data
Number of transistors8,000 million33,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8180 and EPYC 7763 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 configuration8 (Multiprocessor)2
SocketFCLGA3647SP3
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt280 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8180 and EPYC 7763. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8180 and EPYC 7763 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8180 and EPYC 7763 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8180 and EPYC 7763. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size768 GB4 TiB
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s204.795 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 Xeon Platinum 8180 and EPYC 7763.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes48128

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.

Xeon Platinum 8180 24.09
EPYC 7763 53.23
+121%

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.

Xeon Platinum 8180 38259
EPYC 7763 84557
+121%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon Platinum 8180 1273
EPYC 7763 1344
+5.6%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon Platinum 8180 11411
+10.1%
EPYC 7763 10361

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 24.09 53.23
Recency 11 July 2017 15 March 2021
Physical cores 28 64
Threads 56 128
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 205 Watt 280 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8180 has 36.6% lower power consumption.

EPYC 7763, on the other hand, has a 121% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 128.6% more physical cores and 128.6% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 7763 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Platinum 8180 in performance tests.


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