AMD EPYC 7502 vs Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7502 and Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7502

  • 20 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 12
  • 40 more threads: 64 vs 24
  • 2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 5.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 4.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 5461.3x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 768 GB (per socket)
Number of cores 32 vs 12
Number of threads 64 vs 24
L1 cache 2 MB vs 768 KB
L2 cache 16 MB vs 3 MB
L3 cache 128 MB vs 30 MB
Maximum memory size 4 TB vs 768 GB (per socket)

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2

  • Around 98407% higher clock speed: 3300 MHz vs 3.35 GHz
Maximum frequency 3300 MHz vs 3.35 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7502
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2

Name AMD EPYC 7502 Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark 2189
PassMark - CPU mark 80300
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 56.68
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 312.635
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.097
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 16.335
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 84.763

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 7502 Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Ivy Bridge-EP
Family EPYC Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2
Launch date 7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $2600
OPN PIB 100-100000054WOF
OPN Tray 100-000000054
Place in performance rating 215 223
Processor Number 7502 E5-2696 v2
Series 7002
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.5 GHz 2500 MHz
L1 cache 2 MB 768 KB
L2 cache 16 MB 3 MB
L3 cache 128 MB 30 MB
Maximum frequency 3.35 GHz 3300 MHz
Number of cores 32 12
Number of threads 64 24
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 8 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 204.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size 4 TB 768 GB (per socket)
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR3

Compatibility

Socket Count 1P/2P
Sockets supported SP3 LGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 180 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 128
PCI Express revision 4.0 3.0
PCIe configurations x16, x8

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
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)