EPYC 7502P vs Xeon Platinum 8180M
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Platinum 8180M outperforms EPYC 7502P by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Platinum 8180M and EPYC 7502P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 125 | 127 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 9.57 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon Platinum | AMD EPYC |
| Power efficiency | 14.95 | 16.86 |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) | Zen 2 (2017−2020) |
| Release date | 11 July 2017 (7 years ago) | 7 August 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $13,011 | $2,300 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon Platinum 8180M and EPYC 7502P have a nearly equal value for money.
Detailed specifications
Xeon Platinum 8180M and EPYC 7502P 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 | 28 (Octacosa-Core) | 32 (Dotriaconta-Core) |
| Threads | 56 | 64 |
| Base clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 3.35 GHz |
| Multiplier | 25 | 25 |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 2 MB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 16 MB |
| L3 cache | 38.5 MB (shared) | 128 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm, 14 nm |
| Die size | no data | 192 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 84 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 8,000 million | 4,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Platinum 8180M and EPYC 7502P 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) | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FCLGA3647 | TR4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 205 Watt | 180 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8180M and EPYC 7502P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Xeon Platinum 8180M and EPYC 7502P 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 8180M and EPYC 7502P 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 8180M and EPYC 7502P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR4 Eight-channel |
| Maximum memory size | 1.5 TB | 4 TiB |
| Max memory channels | 6 | 8 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 128.001 GB/s | 204.763 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8180M and EPYC 7502P.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | no data |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 32.38 | 32.06 |
| Recency | 11 July 2017 | 7 August 2019 |
| Physical cores | 28 | 32 |
| Threads | 56 | 64 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 205 Watt | 180 Watt |
Xeon Platinum 8180M has a 1% higher aggregate performance score.
EPYC 7502P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, 14.3% more physical cores and 14.3% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 13.9% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon Platinum 8180M and EPYC 7502P.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Platinum 8180M and EPYC 7502P, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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