AMD EPYC 7252 vs Intel Xeon E-2236

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7252 and Intel Xeon E-2236 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics image quality, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

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
• 4 more threads: 16 vs 12
• 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
• 2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 34911 vs 13954

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2236

• Around 50% higher clock speed: 4.80 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: 2798 vs 2095

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7252
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E-2236

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2095 2798
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	34911 13954

Compare specifications (specs)