AMD EPYC 7252 vs Intel Xeon E-2226G

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7252 and Intel Xeon E-2226G 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-2226G

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7252

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
10 more threads: 16 vs 6
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
5.3x 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
3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 34911 vs 11110

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs 27 May 2019
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 6
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	512 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1.5 MB
L3 cache	64 MB vs 12 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	34911 vs 11110

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2226G

Around 47% higher clock speed: 4.70 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 120 Watt
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2816 vs 2095

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.70 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2816 vs 2095

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7252
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E-2226G

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2095

2816

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

34911

11110

Name	AMD EPYC 7252	Intel Xeon E-2226G
PassMark - Single thread mark	2095	2816
PassMark - CPU mark	34911	11110

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7252	Intel Xeon E-2226G
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Coffee Lake
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	27 May 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$475	$255
OPN PIB	100-100000080WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000080
Place in performance rating	759	764
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		E-2226G
Performance
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	3.40 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	1.5 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	4.70 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of threads	16	6
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		73 °C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s	39.74 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	80 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
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		1.20 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
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)