EPYC 7532 vs Xeon Platinum 8260

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Platinum 8260
2018
24 cores / 48 threads, 165 Watt
19.83
EPYC 7532
2020
32 cores / 64 threads, 200 Watt
34.47
+73.8%

EPYC 7532 outperforms Xeon Platinum 8260 by an impressive 74% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8260 and EPYC 7532 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking299116
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.23no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon PlatinumAMD EPYC
Power efficiency10.9615.72
Architecture codenameCascade Lake-SP (2018−2019)Zen 2 (2017−2020)
Release date11 December 2018 (5 years ago)19 February 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,702no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8260 and EPYC 7532 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads4864
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3.3 GHz
Multiplier2424
L1 cache64 KB (per core)2 MB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)16 MB
L3 cache35.75 MB (shared)256 MB
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Number of transistors8,000 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8260 and EPYC 7532 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)no data
SocketFCLGA3647Socket SP3
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt200 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8260 and EPYC 7532. 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
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8260 and EPYC 7532 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 8260 and EPYC 7532 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 8260 and EPYC 7532. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size1 TB4 TiB
Max memory channels68
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/s204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8260 and EPYC 7532.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes48no 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.

Xeon Platinum 8260 19.83
EPYC 7532 34.47
+73.8%

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 8260 30347
EPYC 7532 52755
+73.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.83 34.47
Recency 11 December 2018 19 February 2020
Physical cores 24 32
Threads 48 64
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 200 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8260 has 21.2% lower power consumption.

EPYC 7532, on the other hand, has a 73.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 7532 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Platinum 8260 in performance tests.


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