AMD EPYC 7272 vs Intel Xeon E7-8867 v3

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7272 and Intel Xeon E7-8867 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7272

  • 2.7x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 1.5 TB
  • Around 38% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 165 Watt
  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1775 vs 1730
Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size 4 TB vs 1.5 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1775 vs 1730

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8867 v3

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 12
  • 8 more threads: 32 vs 24
  • Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
  • Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 46001 vs 42832
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 16 vs 12
Number of threads 32 vs 24
Maximum frequency 3.30 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 46001 vs 42832

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7272
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8867 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1775
1730
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
42832
46001
Name AMD EPYC 7272 Intel Xeon E7-8867 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark 1775 1730
PassMark - CPU mark 42832 46001

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 7272 Intel Xeon E7-8867 v3

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Haswell
Family AMD EPYC
Launch date 7 Aug 2019 Q2'15
Launch price (MSRP) $625
OPN PIB 100-100000079WOF
OPN Tray 100-000000079
Place in performance rating 791 770
Series AMD EPYC 7002 Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v3 Family
Vertical segment Server Server
Processor Number E7-8867V3
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 2.9 GHz 2.50 GHz
L1 cache 768 KB
L2 cache 6 MB
L3 cache 64 MB
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz 3.30 GHz
Number of cores 12 16
Number of threads 24 32
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 79°C
Number of QPI Links 3

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 8 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 190.7 GB/s 85 GB/s
Maximum memory size 4 TB 1.5 TB
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR4-1333/1600/1866, DDR3-1066/1333/1600

Compatibility

Socket Count 1P/2P
Sockets supported SP3, LGA-4094 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 Watt 165 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 8
Package Size 52mm x 45mm

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 128 32
PCI Express revision 4.0 3.0
PCIe configurations x16, x8 x4, x8, x16
Scalability S8S

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
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® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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)