AMD vs. Intel Impact Analysis

Overview

The Cost Intelligence View in Cost Analyzer includes a built-in AI capability under AI Agents that helps users evaluate the impact of choosing AMD- or Intel-based Azure virtual machines by analyzing performance, pricing, compatibility, and availability factors, enabling informed CPU platform decisions.

What the AI Agent Evaluates

• Current VM SKU and CPU architecture

• Workload performance characteristics

• Pricing differences between AMD and Intel SKUs

• Application and OS compatibility considerations

• Regional availability and capacity constraints

Key Insights Provided

• Performance Impact
  Identifies how switching between AMD and Intel CPUs may affect performance. AMD CPUs typically benefit multithreaded workloads, while Intel CPUs are often better suited for single-threaded or latency-sensitive applications.

• Pricing Differences
  Compares costs between equivalent AMD and Intel VM SKUs and highlights potential savings, subject to region and availability.

• Compatibility Considerations
  Highlights potential application or licensing dependencies that may be affected by a CPU architecture change and recommends validation for critical workloads.

• Availability Constraints
  Checks whether equivalent AMD or Intel VM SKUs are available in the selected region and flags any capacity or provisioning limitations.

Sample Illustration

Given below is the illustration to access the AI Agent that can evaluate the impact of AMD vs Intel on a VM resource: