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.

AMD EPYC 7272

Intel Xeon E7-8867 v3

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	866	844
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)