AMD EPYC 7501 vs Intel Xeon E7-8870

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7501 and Intel Xeon E7-8870 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Virtualization, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD EPYC 7501

Intel Xeon E7-8870

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7501

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
22 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 10
44 more threads: 64 vs 20
Around 7% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
4.8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6.4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 61% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1782 vs 1110
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 61517 vs 25895

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2017 vs April 2011
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	32 vs 10
Number of threads	64 vs 20
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	96 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB vs 30720 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1782 vs 1110
PassMark - CPU mark	61517 vs 25895

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8870

Around 31% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 155/170 Watt

Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 155/170 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7501
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8870

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1782

1110

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

61517

25895

Name	AMD EPYC 7501	Intel Xeon E7-8870
PassMark - Single thread mark	1782	1110
PassMark - CPU mark	61517	25895

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7501	Intel Xeon E7-8870
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Westmere EX
Family	AMD EPYC
Launch date	June 2017	April 2011
Place in performance rating	649	1519
Price now	$4,389.87
Series	AMD EPYC 7000 Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family
Value for money (0-100)	1.27
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		E7-8870
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2 GHz	2.40 GHz
Die size	192 mm	513 mm
L1 cache	96 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB	30720 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	2.80 GHz
Number of cores	32	10
Number of threads	64	20
Transistor count	4800 million	2600 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature		69°C
Memory
Max memory channels	8	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	307/341 GB/s
Supported memory frequency	2400/2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz)
ECC memory support
Maximum memory size		4 TB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	8
Socket Count	1P/2P
Sockets supported	TR4	LGA1567
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	155/170 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		49.17mm x 56.47mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	x128
Scalability		S8S
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)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring