AMD EPYC 7272 vs Intel Xeon E5-4650

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7272 and Intel Xeon E5-4650 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 E5-4650

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7272

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 3 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
8 more threads: 24 vs 16
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
10.7x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 384 GB
Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1775 vs 1430
3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 42832 vs 13713

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs May 2012
Number of cores	12 vs 8
Number of threads	24 vs 16
L1 cache	768 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB vs 20480 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 384 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1775 vs 1430
PassMark - CPU mark	42832 vs 13713

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4650

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 3.2 GHz

Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 3.2 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7272
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4650

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1775

1430

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

42832

13713

Name	AMD EPYC 7272	Intel Xeon E5-4650
PassMark - Single thread mark	1775	1430
PassMark - CPU mark	42832	13713
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2693
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		16028

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7272	Intel Xeon E5-4650
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Sandy Bridge EP
Family	AMD EPYC
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	May 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$625	$799
OPN PIB	100-100000079WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000079
Place in performance rating	791	739
Series	AMD EPYC 7002	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$95.49
Processor Number		E5-4650
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		37.38
Performance
Base frequency	2.9 GHz	2.70 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB	20480 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	12	8
Number of threads	24	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Die size		435 mm
Manufacturing process technology		32 nm
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		2270 million
VID voltage range		0.6V-1.35V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
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		4
Package Size		52.5mm x 45.0mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	40
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8
Scalability		4S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection 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® 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)