Intel Xeon Platinum 8170 vs AMD Epyc 7542

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8170 operates with 26 cores and 52 CPU threads. It run at 3.70 GHz base 2.50 GHz all cores while the TDP is set at 165 W.The processor is attached to the LGA 3647 CPU socket. This version includes 36.00 MB of L3 cache on one chip, supports 6 memory channels to support DDR4-2666 RAM and features 3.0 PCIe Gen 48 lanes. Tjunction keeps below -- degrees C. In particular, Skylake Architecture is enhanced with 14 nm technology and supports VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d. The product was launched on Q3/2017

The AMD Epyc 7542 operates with 32 cores and 52 CPU threads. It run at 3.40 GHz base 3.20 GHz all cores while the TDP is set at 225 W.The processor is attached to the SP3 CPU socket. This version includes 128.00 MB of L3 cache on one chip, supports 8 memory channels to support DDR4-3200 RAM and features 4.0 PCIe Gen 128 lanes. Tjunction keeps below -- degrees C. In particular, Rome (Zen 2) Architecture is enhanced with 7 nm technology and supports AMD-V, SVM. The product was launched on Q3/2019