AMD EPYC 7453 vs Intel Xeon E-2288G

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7453 and Intel Xeon E-2288G processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD EPYC 7453

Intel Xeon E-2288G

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7453

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
20 more cores, run more applications at once: 28 vs 8
40 more threads: 56 vs 16
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm+ vs 14 nm
3.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
32x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 128 GB
4.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 80327 vs 17359

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	15 Mar 2021 vs 27 May 2019
Number of cores	28 vs 8
Number of threads	56 vs 16
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm+ vs 14 nm
L1 cache	1792 KB vs 512 KB
L2 cache	14 MB vs 2 MB
L3 cache	64 MB vs 16 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	80327 vs 17359

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2288G

Around 45% higher clock speed: 5.00 GHz vs 3.45 GHz
2.4x lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 225 Watt
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2902 vs 2371

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	5.00 GHz vs 3.45 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 225 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2902 vs 2371

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7453
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E-2288G

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2371

2902

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

80327

17359

Name	AMD EPYC 7453	Intel Xeon E-2288G
PassMark - Single thread mark	2371	2902
PassMark - CPU mark	80327	17359
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2198
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2198
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		5296
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		5296
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		8747
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		8747

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7453	Intel Xeon E-2288G
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Coffee Lake
Launch date	15 Mar 2021	27 May 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$1570	$539
OPN PIB	100-100000319WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000319
Place in performance rating	139	144
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		E-2288G
Performance
Base frequency	2.75 GHz	3.70 GHz
L1 cache	1792 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	14 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm+	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.45 GHz	5.00 GHz
Number of cores	28	8
Number of threads	56	16
Unlocked
Bus Speed		4 × 8 GT/s DMI 3.0
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		67.3 °C
Maximum core temperature		100 °C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.73 GB/s	39.74 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2666
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	225-240 Watt
Socket Count	2P
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	225 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	16
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		1x16,2x8,1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
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 SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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
Device ID		0x3E9A
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		128 GB
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics P630
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2160@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)