AMD EPYC 7473X vs Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7473X and Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3 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 7473X

Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7473X

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 16
16 more threads: 48 vs 32
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 22 nm
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2201 vs 2006
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 81282 vs 31053

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 16
Number of threads	48 vs 32
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 22 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2201 vs 2006
PassMark - CPU mark	81282 vs 31053

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3

Around 78% lower typical power consumption: 135 Watt vs 240 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt vs 240 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7473X
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2201

2006

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

81282

31053

Name	AMD EPYC 7473X	Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2201	2006
PassMark - CPU mark	81282	31053
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3451
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		26574

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7473X	Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Haswell
Launch date	22 Mar 2022	Q3'14
Launch price (MSRP)	$3900
Place in performance rating	205	188
Processor Number		E5-2698V3
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status		Announced
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	2.30 GHz
Die size	81 mm²
L1 cache	1.5 MB
L2 cache	12 MB
L3 cache	768 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	24	16
Number of threads	48	32
Transistor count	33200 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature		87.9°C
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.65V–1.30V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	4
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Maximum memory bandwidth		68 GB/s
Maximum memory size		768 GB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	225-280 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Socket Count	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	240 Watt	135 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		52.5mm x 51mm
Sockets supported		FCLGA2011-3
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	40
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		x4 x8 x16
Scalability		2S
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)