AMD EPYC 7272 vs Intel Xeon E7-8893 v4

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7272 and Intel Xeon E7-8893 v4 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 E7-8893 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7272

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
16 more threads: 24 vs 8
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 3 TB
Around 17% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 51% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 42832 vs 28424

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	24 vs 8
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 3 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	42832 vs 28424

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8893 v4

Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2270 vs 1775

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2270 vs 1775

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7272
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8893 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1775

2270

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

42832

28424

Name	AMD EPYC 7272	Intel Xeon E7-8893 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	1775	2270
PassMark - CPU mark	42832	28424

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7272	Intel Xeon E7-8893 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Broadwell
Family	AMD EPYC
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	Q2'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$625
OPN PIB	100-100000079WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000079
Place in performance rating	791	769
Series	AMD EPYC 7002	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v4 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		E7-8893V4
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.9 GHz	3.20 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB
L2 cache	6 MB
L3 cache	64 MB
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	12	4
Number of threads	24	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology		14 nm
Maximum core temperature		77°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	3 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	140 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		8
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
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)