AMD EPYC 7252 vs Intel Xeon E-2124G

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7252 and Intel Xeon E-2124G processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD EPYC 7252

Intel Xeon E-2124G

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7252

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
32x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 128 GB
4.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 32437 vs 7285

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs May 2018
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	512 KB vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256K (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB vs 8 MB (shared)
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	32437 vs 7285

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2124G

Around 41% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 69% lower typical power consumption: 71 Watt vs 120 Watt
Around 37% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2660 vs 1948

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	71 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2660 vs 1948

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7252
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E-2124G

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1948

2660

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

32437

7285

Name	AMD EPYC 7252	Intel Xeon E-2124G
PassMark - Single thread mark	1948	2660
PassMark - CPU mark	32437	7285

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7252	Intel Xeon E-2124G
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Coffee Lake
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	May 2018
Launch price (MSRP)	$475
OPN PIB	100-100000080WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000080
Place in performance rating	923	905
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		E-2124G
Series		Intel® Xeon® E Processor
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	3.40 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB	8 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	4.50 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	16	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Die size		126 mm
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2666
Compatibility
Socket Count	1P/2P
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	71 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	16
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8	1x16,2x8,1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Device ID		0x3E96
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		128 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® UHD Graphics P630
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2160@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot