AMD EPYC 7272 vs Intel Xeon E-2134

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7272 and Intel Xeon E-2134 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD EPYC 7272

Intel Xeon E-2134

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7272

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
16 more threads: 24 vs 8
32x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 128 GB
4.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 42832 vs 9319

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	24 vs 8
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	42832 vs 9319

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2134

Around 41% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 69% lower typical power consumption: 71 Watt vs 120 Watt
Around 49% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2653 vs 1775

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	71 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2653 vs 1775

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7272
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E-2134

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1775

2653

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

42832

9319

Name	AMD EPYC 7272	Intel Xeon E-2134
PassMark - Single thread mark	1775	2653
PassMark - CPU mark	42832	9319

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7272	Intel Xeon E-2134
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Coffee Lake
Family	AMD EPYC
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	Q3'18
Launch price (MSRP)	$625
OPN PIB	100-100000079WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000079
Place in performance rating	866	869
Series	AMD EPYC 7002	Intel® Xeon® E Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		E-2134
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.9 GHz	3.50 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB
L2 cache	6 MB
L3 cache	64 MB
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	4.50 GHz
Number of cores	12	4
Number of threads	24	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology		14 nm
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
Socket Count	1P/2P
Sockets supported	SP3, LGA-4094	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	71 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
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
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
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)