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.

AMD EPYC 7302

Intel Xeon E7-8891 v4

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 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 51573 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	51573 vs 48879

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8891 v4

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2104 vs 1943

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2104 vs 1943

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1943

2104

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

51573

48879

Name	AMD EPYC 7302	Intel Xeon E7-8891 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	1943	2104
PassMark - CPU mark	51573	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	618	576
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)