AMD EPYC 7282 vs Intel Xeon E5-2630L v3

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7282 and Intel Xeon E5-2630L 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD EPYC 7282

Intel Xeon E5-2630L v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7282

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 vs 16
Around 10% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 22 nm
5.3x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 768 GB
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2041 vs 1612
3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 52611 vs 14759

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2041 vs 1612
PassMark - CPU mark	52611 vs 14759

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2630L v3

2.2x lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 120 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt vs 120 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7282
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2630L v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2041

1612

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

52611

14759

Name	AMD EPYC 7282	Intel Xeon E5-2630L v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2041	1612
PassMark - CPU mark	52611	14759
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3290
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		16710

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7282	Intel Xeon E5-2630L v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Haswell
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	Q3'14
Launch price (MSRP)	$650
OPN PIB	100-100000078WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000078
Place in performance rating	534	544
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		E5-2630LV3
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	1.80 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB
L2 cache	8 MB
L3 cache	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	2.90 GHz
Number of cores	16	8
Number of threads	32	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature		60.4°C
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.65V–1.30V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s	59 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4 1600/1866
Compatibility
Socket Count	1P/2P
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	55 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Package Size		52.5mm x 45mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	40
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8	x4, x8, x16
Scalability		2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
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® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)