AMD EPYC 7452 vs Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7452 and Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, 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 7452

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7452

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 4 month(s) later
18 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 14
36 more threads: 64 vs 28
Around 2% higher clock speed: 3.35 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
4.6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4.6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.7x 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 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2160 vs 1956
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 77746 vs 28537

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs 10 March 2016
Number of cores	32 vs 14
Number of threads	64 vs 28
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	2 MB vs 448 KB
L2 cache	16 MB vs 3.5 MB
L3 cache	128 MB vs 35 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1.5 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2160 vs 1956
PassMark - CPU mark	77746 vs 28537

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 155 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 155 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7452
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2160

1956

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

77746

28537

Name	AMD EPYC 7452	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2160	1956
PassMark - CPU mark	77746	28537
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3508
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		30097

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7452	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Broadwell
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	10 March 2016
Launch price (MSRP)	$2025	$1,745
OPN PIB	100-100000057WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000057
Place in performance rating	199	128
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$1,762.90
Processor Number		E5-2680V4
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		3.32
Performance
Base frequency	2.35 GHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	2 MB	448 KB
L2 cache	16 MB	3.5 MB
L3 cache	128 MB	35 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	32	14
Number of threads	64	28
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Die size		306 mm
Front-side bus (FSB)		9.6 GT / s / QPI
Maximum core temperature		86°C
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		4700 Million
VID voltage range		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Socket Count	1P/2P
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	155 Watt	120 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	40
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8	x4, x8, x16
Scalability		2S
Graphics
Processor graphics		None
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® AVX2
Intel 64
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)