AMD EPYC 7262 vs Intel Xeon E-2146G

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7262 and Intel Xeon E-2146G 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 7262

Intel Xeon E-2146G

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7262

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
32x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 128 GB
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 34227 vs 13230

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 128 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	34227 vs 13230

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2146G

Around 32% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Around 94% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 155 Watt
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2670 vs 2023

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 155 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2670 vs 2023

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7262
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E-2146G

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2023

2670

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

34227

13230

Name	AMD EPYC 7262	Intel Xeon E-2146G
PassMark - Single thread mark	2023	2670
PassMark - CPU mark	34227	13230

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7262	Intel Xeon E-2146G
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Coffee Lake
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	Q3'18
Launch price (MSRP)	$575
OPN PIB	100-100000041WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000041
Place in performance rating	805	814
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		E-2146G
Series		Intel® Xeon® E Processor
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	3.50 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	4 MB
L3 cache	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	4.50 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of threads	16	12
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
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
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	155 Watt	80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
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