AMD EPYC 7302 vs Intel Xeon E7-8891 v4

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7302 and Intel Xeon E7-8891 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7302

  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 10
  • 12 more threads: 32 vs 20
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
  • Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 3 TB
  • Around 6% lower typical power consumption: 155 Watt vs 165 Watt
  • Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 51405 vs 48879
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 16 vs 10
Number of threads 32 vs 20
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size 4 TB vs 3 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 155 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 51405 vs 48879

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8891 v4

  • Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
  • Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2104 vs 1936
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.50 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2104 vs 1936

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7302
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8891 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1936
2104
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
51405
48879
Name AMD EPYC 7302 Intel Xeon E7-8891 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark 1936 2104
PassMark - CPU mark 51405 48879

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 7302 Intel Xeon E7-8891 v4

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Broadwell
Launch date 7 Aug 2019 Q2'16
Launch price (MSRP) $978
OPN PIB 100-100000043WOF
OPN Tray 100-000000043
Place in performance rating 619 579
Vertical segment Server Server
Processor Number E7-8891V4
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v4 Family
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 3.0 GHz 2.80 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 3.50 GHz
Number of cores 16 10
Number of threads 32 20
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 9.6 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature 79°C
Number of QPI Links 3

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 8 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 204.8 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 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 155 Watt 165 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

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® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Instruction Replay 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® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)