EPYC 7663 vs Xeon Platinum 9282

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 9282 and EPYC 7663 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	31
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	4.88
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	AMD EPYC
Power efficiency	no data	20.38
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake-AP (2019)	Milan (2021−2023)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	15 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$6,366

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 9282 and EPYC 7663 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	56 (Hexapentaconta-Core)	56 (Hexapentaconta-Core)
Threads	112	112
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	26	20
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	77 MB (shared)	256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm+
Die size	no data	8x 81 mm2
Number of transistors	8,000 million	33,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 9282 and EPYC 7663 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	2
Socket	Intel BGA5903	SP3
Power consumption (TDP)	400 Watt	240 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 9282 and EPYC 7663. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
PowerNow	+	-
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	+	-
SIPP	+	-
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 9282 and EPYC 7663 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 9282 and EPYC 7663 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 9282 and EPYC 7663. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	2 TiB	4 TiB
Max memory channels	12	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	281.6 GB/s	204.795 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 9282 and EPYC 7663.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	128

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 April 2019	15 March 2021
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	400 Watt	240 Watt

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