AMD EPYC 72F3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 72F3 and Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD EPYC 72F3

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 72F3

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 22 nm
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
8.5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 22 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 3 MB
L3 cache	256 MB vs 30 MB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
8 more threads: 24 vs 16
Around 80388% higher clock speed: 3300 MHz vs 4.1 GHz
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	12 vs 8
Number of threads	24 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3300 MHz vs 4.1 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB vs 512 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 72F3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2

Name	AMD EPYC 72F3	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	3034
PassMark - CPU mark	50017
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		56.68
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		312.635
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		3.097
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		16.335
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		84.763

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 72F3	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Milan	Ivy Bridge-EP
Launch date	15 Mar 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$2468
Place in performance rating	192	196
Family		Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2
Processor Number		E5-2696 v2
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	2500 MHz
Die size	81 mm²
L1 cache	512 KB	768 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	3 MB
L3 cache	256 MB	30 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	3300 MHz
Number of cores	8	12
Number of threads	16	24
Transistor count	33200 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	4
Supported memory frequency	3200 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3
Maximum memory size		768 GB (per socket)
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	165-200 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Sockets supported	SP3	LGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)