AMD EPYC 7302 vs Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7302 and Intel Xeon E5-2450 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD EPYC 7302

Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7302

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 11 month(s) later
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 vs 16
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 22 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
6.4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
10.7x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 384 GB
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1936 vs 1639
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 51405 vs 16884

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs September 2013
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	1 MB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB vs 20480 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 384 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1936 vs 1639
PassMark - CPU mark	51405 vs 16884

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

Around 63% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 155 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 155 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7302
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1936

1639

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

51405

16884

Name	AMD EPYC 7302	Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1936	1639
PassMark - CPU mark	51405	16884
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2856
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		17874

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7302	Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Ivy Bridge EN
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$978
OPN PIB	100-100000043WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000043
Place in performance rating	529	525
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		E5-2450V2
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.0 GHz	2.50 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB	20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	16	8
Number of threads	32	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Die size		160 mm
Maximum core temperature		80°C
Number of QPI Links		1
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.65-1.30V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.8 GB/s	38.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Compatibility
Socket Count	1P/2P
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	155 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Package Size		45mm x 42.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	24
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8	x4, x8, x16
Scalability		2S Only
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)