AMD EPYC 7272 vs Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7272 and Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD EPYC 7272

Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7272

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 10
4 more threads: 24 vs 20
Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
5.3x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 768 GB
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1775 vs 1624
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 42832 vs 19795

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 10
Number of threads	24 vs 20
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1775 vs 1624
PassMark - CPU mark	42832 vs 19795

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3

Around 14% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 120 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 120 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7272
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1775

1624

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

42832

19795

Name	AMD EPYC 7272	Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1775	1624
PassMark - CPU mark	42832	19795
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 7272	Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Haswell
Family	AMD EPYC
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	Q3'14
Launch price (MSRP)	$625
OPN PIB	100-100000079WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000079
Place in performance rating	791	792
Series	AMD EPYC 7002	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		E5-2650V3
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.9 GHz	2.30 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB
L2 cache	6 MB
L3 cache	64 MB
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	12	10
Number of threads	24	20
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology		22 nm
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
Socket Count	1P/2P
Sockets supported	SP3, LGA-4094	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	105 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
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® AVX2
Intel 64
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)