AMD EPYC 7302P vs Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7302P and Intel Xeon E5-2696 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, 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).

AMD EPYC 7302P

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7302P

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 1 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
Around 45% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.7x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 1536 GB

Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs 20 June 2016
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache	8 MB vs 5.5 MB
L3 cache	128 MB vs 55 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1536 GB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 22 vs 16
12 more threads: 44 vs 32
Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Around 38% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 155 Watt

Number of cores	22 vs 16
Number of threads	44 vs 32
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
L1 cache	1408 KB vs 1 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 155 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7302P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Name	AMD EPYC 7302P	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	1870
PassMark - CPU mark	32612
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		45.233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		238.37
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		2.53

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7302P	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Broadwell EP
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	20 June 2016
Launch price (MSRP)	$825
OPN PIB	100-100000049WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000049
Place in performance rating	801	274
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		Xeon E5
Processor Number		E5-2696 v4
Series		E5-2000
Performance
Base frequency	3.0 GHz	2.2 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB	1408 KB
L2 cache	8 MB	5.5 MB
L3 cache	128 MB	55 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	16	22
Number of threads	32	44
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI 4800 MHz
Operating Temperature Range		-25 °C - 125 °C
Transistor count		7.2 billion
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s	71.53 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	1536 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2400
Compatibility
Socket Count	1P
Sockets supported	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	155 Watt	150 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	40
PCI Express revision	4.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8	1x4, 1x16
Number of USB ports		3.0
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
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)