AMD EPYC 7272 vs Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7272 and Intel Xeon E5-2651 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 E5-2651 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7272

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 9 month(s) later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
5461.3x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 768 GB (per socket)

Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs November 2013
L2 cache	6 MB vs 3 MB
L3 cache	64 MB vs 30 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 768 GB (per socket)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7272
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2

Name	AMD EPYC 7272	Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2019
PassMark - CPU mark	44270
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2030
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		18071

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7272	Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Ivy Bridge-EP
Family	AMD EPYC	Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	November 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$625
OPN PIB	100-100000079WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000079
Place in performance rating	578	289
Series	AMD EPYC 7002
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		E5-2651 v2
Performance
Base frequency	2.9 GHz	1800 MHz
L1 cache	768 KB	768 KB
L2 cache	6 MB	3 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	30 MB
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	12	12
Number of threads	24	24
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology		22 nm
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	768 GB (per socket)
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3
Compatibility
Socket Count	1P/2P
Sockets supported	SP3, LGA-4094	LGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)