AMD EPYC 7262 vs Intel Xeon W-3265

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7262 and Intel Xeon W-3265 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

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
  • 3.9x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 1 TB
  • Around 32% lower typical power consumption: 155 Watt vs 205 Watt
  • Around 14% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 34227 vs 30105
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 7 Aug 2019 vs 3 Jun 2019
L3 cache 128 MB vs 33 MB
Maximum memory size 4 TB vs 1 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 155 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 34227 vs 30105

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-3265

  • 16 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 8
  • 32 more threads: 48 vs 16
  • Around 29% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
  • 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2572 vs 2023
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 24 vs 8
Number of threads 48 vs 16
Maximum frequency 4.40 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
L1 cache 1.5 MB vs 512 KB
L2 cache 24 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2572 vs 2023

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7262
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-3265

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2023
2572
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
34227
30105
Name AMD EPYC 7262 Intel Xeon W-3265
PassMark - Single thread mark 2023 2572
PassMark - CPU mark 34227 30105

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 7262 Intel Xeon W-3265

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Cascade Lake
Launch date 7 Aug 2019 3 Jun 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $575 $3349
OPN PIB 100-100000041WOF
OPN Tray 100-000000041
Place in performance rating 705 533
Vertical segment Server Server
Processor Number W-3265

Performance

Base frequency 3.2 GHz 2.70 GHz
L1 cache 512 KB 1.5 MB
L2 cache 4 MB 24 MB
L3 cache 128 MB 33 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz 4.40 GHz
Number of cores 8 24
Number of threads 16 48
Unlocked
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 78 °C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 0

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 8 6
Maximum memory bandwidth 190.7 GB/s 131.13 GiB/s
Maximum memory size 4 TB 1 TB
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR4-2933

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2
Sockets supported SP3 FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 155 Watt 205 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 128 64
PCI Express revision 4.0 3.0
PCIe configurations x16, x8
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
Instruction set extensions Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Turbo Boost Max 3.0

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® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)