AMD EPYC 7262 vs Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7262 and Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD EPYC 7262

Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7262

Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 22 nm
5.3x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 768 GB
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2023 vs 1623
Around 73% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 34227 vs 19810

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2023 vs 1623
PassMark - CPU mark	34227 vs 19810

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 8
4 more threads: 20 vs 16
Around 48% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 155 Watt

Number of cores	10 vs 8
Number of threads	20 vs 16
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 155 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7262
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2023

1623

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

34227

19810

Name	AMD EPYC 7262	Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2023	1623
PassMark - CPU mark	34227	19810
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		689
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6066
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		311.954
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		160.724

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7262	Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Haswell
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	Q3'14
Launch price (MSRP)	$575
OPN PIB	100-100000041WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000041
Place in performance rating	810	794
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		E5-2650V3
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	2.30 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	4 MB
L3 cache	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	8	10
Number of threads	16	20
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature		78.9°C
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.65V–1.30V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s	68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	155 Watt	105 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		52.5mm x 45mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	40
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8	x4, x8, x16
Scalability		2S
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® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading 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)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)