AMD EPYC 7502 vs Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7502 and Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, 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 E5-2637 v4

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
2.7x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 1.5 TB
5.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 78388 vs 14043

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 4
Number of threads	64 vs 8
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1.5 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	78388 vs 14043

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4

Around 10% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Around 33% lower typical power consumption: 135 Watt vs 180 Watt
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2206 vs 2142

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2206 vs 2142

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7502
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2142

2206

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

78388

14043

Name	AMD EPYC 7502	Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2142	2206
PassMark - CPU mark	78388	14043
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4138
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		15346

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7502	Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Broadwell
Family	EPYC
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	Q1'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$2600
OPN PIB	100-100000054WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000054
Place in performance rating	303	311
Processor Number	7502	E5-2637V4
Series	7002	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	3.50 GHz
L1 cache	2 MB
L2 cache	16 MB
L3 cache	128 MB
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	32	4
Number of threads	64	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology		14 nm
Maximum core temperature		75°C
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.8 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
Socket Count	1P/2P
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt	135 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
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
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® AVX2
Intel 64
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
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® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)