AMD EPYC 7302P vs Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7302P and Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD EPYC 7302P

Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7302P

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 78% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.8x 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 1.5 TB
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1870 vs 1787

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs June 2015
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 22 nm
L2 cache	8 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB vs 46080 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1.5 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1870 vs 1787

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 16
4 more threads: 36 vs 32
Around 13% 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
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 34583 vs 32612

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 16
Number of threads	36 vs 32
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 1 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 155 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	34583 vs 32612

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7302P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1870

1787

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

32612

34583

Name	AMD EPYC 7302P	Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1870	1787
PassMark - CPU mark	32612	34583

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7302P	Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Haswell
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	June 2015
Launch price (MSRP)	$825
OPN PIB	100-100000049WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000049
Place in performance rating	802	819
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		E7-8880V3
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v3 Family
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.0 GHz	2.30 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB	46080 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz	3.10 GHz
Number of cores	16	18
Number of threads	32	36
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Die size		160 mm
Maximum core temperature		77°C
Number of QPI Links		3
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s	85 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-1333/1600/1866, DDR3-1066/1333/1600
Compatibility
Socket Count	1P
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	155 Watt	150 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		8
Package Size		52mm x 45mm
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
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)
Graphics
Processor graphics		None
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)