AMD EPYC 7262 vs Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7262 and Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7262

  • 4 more threads: 16 vs 12
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • 2.7x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 1.5 TB
  • Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2023 vs 1935
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 16 vs 12
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm, 14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size 4 TB vs 1.5 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2023 vs 1935

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
  • Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
  • Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 155 Watt
  • Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 36304 vs 34227
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 12 vs 8
Maximum frequency 3.60 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 8 vs 2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 Watt vs 155 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 36304 vs 34227

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7262
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2023
1935
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
34227
36304
Name AMD EPYC 7262 Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark 2023 1935
PassMark - CPU mark 34227 36304

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 7262 Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Ivy Bridge
Launch date 7 Aug 2019 Q1'14
Launch price (MSRP) $575
OPN PIB 100-100000041WOF
OPN Tray 100-000000041
Place in performance rating 805 817
Vertical segment Server Server
Processor Number E7-8857V2
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v2 Family
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 3.2 GHz 3.00 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 3.60 GHz
Number of cores 8 12
Number of threads 16 12
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature 73°C
Number of QPI Links 3

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 DDR3 1066/1333/1600

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 8
Sockets supported SP3 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 155 Watt 130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
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® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)