AMD EPYC 7262 vs Intel Xeon E-2224

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7262 and Intel Xeon E-2224 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD EPYC 7262

Intel Xeon E-2224

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7262

CPU is newer: launch date 2 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
16x 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
4.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 34227 vs 7316

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs 27 May 2019
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 256 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1 MB
L3 cache	128 MB vs 8 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 128 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	34227 vs 7316

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2224

Around 35% higher clock speed: 4.60 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
2.2x lower typical power consumption: 71 Watt vs 155 Watt
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2554 vs 2023

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	71 Watt vs 155 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2554 vs 2023

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7262
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E-2224

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2023

2554

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

34227

7316

Name	AMD EPYC 7262	Intel Xeon E-2224
PassMark - Single thread mark	2023	2554
PassMark - CPU mark	34227	7316

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7262	Intel Xeon E-2224
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Coffee Lake
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	27 May 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$575	$193
OPN PIB	100-100000041WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000041
Place in performance rating	703	848
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		E-2224
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	3.40 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	128 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	4.60 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	16	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Maximum core temperature		69.3 °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
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	155 Watt	71 Watt
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
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)
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)