AMD EPYC 7352 vs Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7352 and Intel Xeon E5-2651 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7352

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 9 month(s) later
  • 12 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 12
  • 24 more threads: 48 vs 24
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 4.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 5461.3x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 768 GB (per socket)
Launch date 7 Aug 2019 vs November 2013
Number of cores 24 vs 12
Number of threads 48 vs 24
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm, 14 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache 1.5 MB vs 768 KB
L2 cache 12 MB vs 3 MB
L3 cache 128 MB vs 30 MB
Maximum memory size 4 TB vs 768 GB (per socket)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7352
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2

Name AMD EPYC 7352 Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark 2040
PassMark - CPU mark 65921
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2030
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 18071

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 7352 Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Ivy Bridge-EP
Launch date 7 Aug 2019 November 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $1350
OPN PIB 100-100000077WOF
OPN Tray 100-000000077
Place in performance rating 381 327
Vertical segment Server Server
Family Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2
Processor Number E5-2651 v2

Performance

Base frequency 2.3 GHz 1800 MHz
L1 cache 1.5 MB 768 KB
L2 cache 12 MB 3 MB
L3 cache 128 MB 30 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm, 14 nm 22 nm
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz
Number of cores 24 12
Number of threads 48 24
64 bit support
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 8 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 190.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size 4 TB 768 GB (per socket)
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 2
Socket Count 1P/2P
Sockets supported SP3 LGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 155 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 128
PCI Express revision 4.0 3.0
PCIe configurations x16, x8

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)