AMD EPYC 7502 vs Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7502 and Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD EPYC 7502

Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7502

28 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 4
56 more threads: 64 vs 8
64x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 64 GB
9.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 78388 vs 8237

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 4
Number of threads	64 vs 8
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	78388 vs 8237

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5

Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
4x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 180 Watt
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2316 vs 2142

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2316 vs 2142

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7502
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2142

2316

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

78388

8237

Name	AMD EPYC 7502	Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
PassMark - Single thread mark	2142	2316
PassMark - CPU mark	78388	8237
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4423
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		14711

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7502	Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Skylake
Family	EPYC
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	Q4'15
Launch price (MSRP)	$2600
OPN PIB	100-100000054WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000054
Place in performance rating	303	284
Processor Number	7502	E3-1260LV5
Series	7002	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	2.90 GHz
L1 cache	2 MB
L2 cache	16 MB
L3 cache	128 MB
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	32	4
Number of threads	64	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology		14 nm
VID voltage range		0.55V-1.52V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.8 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Compatibility
Socket Count	1P/2P
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt	45 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	16
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8	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® 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
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		0
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
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)
Secure Boot