AMD EPYC 7272 vs Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7272 and Intel Xeon E5-2678 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD EPYC 7272

Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7272

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

L2 cache	6 MB vs 3 MB
L3 cache	64 MB vs 30 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7272
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3

Name	AMD EPYC 7272	Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1775
PassMark - CPU mark	42832
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		7451

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7272	Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Haswell-EP
Family	AMD EPYC	Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3
Launch date	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$625
OPN PIB	100-100000079WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000079
Place in performance rating	866	867
Series	AMD EPYC 7002
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		E5-2678 v3
Performance
Base frequency	2.9 GHz	2500 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	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4
Compatibility
Socket Count	1P/2P
Sockets supported	SP3, LGA-4094	LGA2011-3 (R3)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	120 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	40
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)