AMD EPYC 3151 vs Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 3151 and Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD EPYC 3151

Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 3151

Around 30% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 73°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
2.9x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1883 vs 1316

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 73°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1883 vs 1316

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2

11 more cores, run more applications at once: 15 vs 4
22 more threads: 30 vs 8
Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.10 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25966 vs 8376

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	15 vs 4
Number of threads	30 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	25966 vs 8376

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 3151
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1883

1316

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8376

25966

Name	AMD EPYC 3151	Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1883	1316
PassMark - CPU mark	8376	25966

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 3151	Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	21 Feb 2018	Q1'14
Place in performance rating	1267	1279
Processor Number		E7-8880V2
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v2 Family
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.7 GHz	2.50 GHz
Die size	213 mm²
L1 cache	96K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)
L3 cache	16MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	73°C
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz	3.10 GHz
Number of cores	4	15
Number of threads	8	30
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		3
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666 MHz, Dual-channel	DDR3 1066/1333/1600
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		85 GB/s
Maximum memory size		1.5 TB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	8
Sockets supported	AMD BGA SP4r2	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		52mm x 45mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 32 Lanes, (CPU only)	x4, x8, x16
Max number of PCIe lanes		32
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		S8S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)