AMD EPYC 7272 vs Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7272 and Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD EPYC 7272

Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7272

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 11 month(s) later
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 6
12 more threads: 24 vs 12
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
4.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
5.3x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 768 GB
Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2019 vs 1976
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 44270 vs 17142

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs September 2013
Number of cores	12 vs 6
Number of threads	24 vs 12
L1 cache	768 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB vs 15360 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 768 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2019 vs 1976
PassMark - CPU mark	44270 vs 17142

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

Around 19% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.2 GHz

Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.2 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7272
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2019

1976

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

44270

17142

Name	AMD EPYC 7272	Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2019	1976
PassMark - CPU mark	44270	17142
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3641
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		18673

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7272	Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Ivy Bridge EP
Family	AMD EPYC
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$625	$2,200
OPN PIB	100-100000079WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000079
Place in performance rating	577	300
Series	AMD EPYC 7002	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$2,641.75
Processor Number		E5-2643V2
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		1.43
Performance
Base frequency	2.9 GHz	3.50 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB	15360 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	12	6
Number of threads	24	12
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Die size		160 mm
Manufacturing process technology		22 nm
Maximum core temperature		74°C
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.65–1.30V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s	59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
Compatibility
Socket Count	1P/2P
Sockets supported	SP3, LGA-4094	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
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 Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
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
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)