AMD EPYC 7352 vs Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7352 and Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD EPYC 7352

Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7352

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 11 month(s) later
18 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 6
36 more threads: 48 vs 12
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 22 nm
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
8.5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
5.3x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 768 GB
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2040 vs 1978
3.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 65921 vs 17175

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs September 2013
Number of cores	24 vs 6
Number of threads	48 vs 12
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	1.5 MB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB vs 15360 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2040 vs 1978
PassMark - CPU mark	65921 vs 17175

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

Around 19% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 155 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 155 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7352
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2040

1978

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

65921

17175

Name	AMD EPYC 7352	Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2040	1978
PassMark - CPU mark	65921	17175
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3641
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		18673

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7352	Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$1350	$2,200
OPN PIB	100-100000077WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000077
Place in performance rating	382	356
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$2,641.75
Processor Number		E5-2643V2
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		1.43
Performance
Base frequency	2.3 GHz	3.50 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB	15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	24	6
Number of threads	48	12
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Die size		160 mm
Maximum core temperature		74°C
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.65–1.30V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s	59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Socket Count	1P/2P
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	155 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		52.5mm x 45mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	40
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8	x4, x8, x16
Scalability		2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
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
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)