AMD EPYC 7302 vs Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7302 and Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4 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.

AMD EPYC 7302

Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7302

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
2.7x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 1.5 TB
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 51573 vs 44907

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1.5 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	51573 vs 44907

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 22 vs 16
12 more threads: 44 vs 32
Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Around 7% lower typical power consumption: 145 Watt vs 155 Watt
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2122 vs 1943

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	22 vs 16
Number of threads	44 vs 32
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	145 Watt vs 155 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2122 vs 1943

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7302
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1943

2122

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

51573

44907

Name	AMD EPYC 7302	Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	1943	2122
PassMark - CPU mark	51573	44907

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7302	Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Broadwell
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	04'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$978
OPN PIB	100-100000043WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000043
Place in performance rating	618	625
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		E5-2699AV4
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.0 GHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB
L2 cache	8 MB
L3 cache	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	16	22
Number of threads	32	44
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.8 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Compatibility
Socket Count	1P/2P
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	155 Watt	145 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	40
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8	x4, x8, x16
Scalability		2S
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® AVX2
Intel 64
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
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)