AMD EPYC 7502 vs Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7502 and Intel Xeon E5-2690 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 E5-2690 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7502

18 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 14
36 more threads: 64 vs 28
2.7x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 1.5 TB
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2142 vs 2071
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 78388 vs 31174

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 14
Number of threads	64 vs 28
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1.5 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2142 vs 2071
PassMark - CPU mark	78388 vs 31174

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4

Around 4% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Around 33% lower typical power consumption: 135 Watt vs 180 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt vs 180 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7502
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2142

2071

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

78388

31174

Name	AMD EPYC 7502	Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2142	2071
PassMark - CPU mark	78388	31174
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		792
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		10720

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7502	Intel Xeon E5-2690 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	1071
Processor Number	7502	E5-2690V4
Series	7002	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	2.60 GHz
L1 cache	2 MB
L2 cache	16 MB
L3 cache	128 MB
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	32	14
Number of threads	64	28
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology		14 nm
Maximum core temperature		89°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)