AMD EPYC 7352 vs Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4
Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7352 and Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4 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, 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).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7352
- CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 1 month(s) later
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 22
- 4 more threads: 48 vs 44
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
- Around 9% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 2.2x 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 |
Number of cores | 24 vs 22 |
Number of threads | 48 vs 44 |
Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm |
L1 cache | 1.5 MB vs 1408 KB |
L2 cache | 12 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
- Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
- Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 155 Watt
Maximum frequency | 3.7 GHz vs 3.2 GHz |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 150 Watt vs 155 Watt |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7352
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4
Name | AMD EPYC 7352 | Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 2040 | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 65921 | |
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 7352 | Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Zen 2 | Broadwell EP |
Launch date | 7 Aug 2019 | 20 June 2016 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $1350 | |
OPN PIB | 100-100000077WOF | |
OPN Tray | 100-000000077 | |
Place in performance rating | 381 | 309 |
Vertical segment | Server | Server |
Family | Xeon E5 | |
Processor Number | E5-2696 v4 | |
Series | E5-2000 | |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 2.3 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
L1 cache | 1.5 MB | 1408 KB |
L2 cache | 12 MB | 5.5 MB |
L3 cache | 128 MB | 55 MB |
Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm, 14 nm | 14 nm |
Maximum frequency | 3.2 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
Number of cores | 24 | 22 |
Number of threads | 48 | 44 |
64 bit support | ||
Bus Speed | 9.6 GT/s QPI 4800 MHz | |
Operating Temperature Range | -25 °C - 125 °C | |
Transistor count | 7.2 billion | |
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Memory |
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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 |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 2 | 2 |
Socket Count | 1P/2P | |
Sockets supported | SP3 | |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 155 Watt | 150 Watt |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 128 | 40 |
PCI Express revision | 4.0 | |
PCIe configurations | x16, x8 | 1x4, 1x16 |
Number of USB ports | 3.0 | |
Security & Reliability |
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Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
Intel® TSX-NI | ||
Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility | ||
Virtualization |
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Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) |