AMD EPYC 7252 vs Intel Xeon E7-8890 v3

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7252 and Intel Xeon E7-8890 v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD EPYC 7252

Intel Xeon E7-8890 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7252

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 2 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 42% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.7x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 1.5 TB
Around 38% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 165 Watt
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2095 vs 1634

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs June 2015
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 22 nm
L3 cache	64 MB vs 46080 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1.5 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2095 vs 1634

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8890 v3

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 8
20 more threads: 36 vs 16
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
2.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 13% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 47% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 51476 vs 34911

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 8
Number of threads	36 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	51476 vs 34911

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7252
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8890 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2095

1634

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

34911

51476

Name	AMD EPYC 7252	Intel Xeon E7-8890 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2095	1634
PassMark - CPU mark	34911	51476

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7252	Intel Xeon E7-8890 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Haswell
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	June 2015
Launch price (MSRP)	$475
OPN PIB	100-100000080WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000080
Place in performance rating	759	737
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		E7-8890V3
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v3 Family
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	2.50 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB	46080 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	8	18
Number of threads	16	36
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Die size		160 mm
Maximum core temperature		79°C
Number of QPI Links		3
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s	85 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-1333/1600/1866, DDR3-1066/1333/1600
Compatibility
Socket Count	1P/2P
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	165 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		8
Package Size		52mm x 45mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	32
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8	x4, x8, x16
Scalability		S8S
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® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
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
Processor graphics		None
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)