AMD EPYC 7502P vs Intel Xeon 5120

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7502P and Intel Xeon 5120 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 7502P

Intel Xeon 5120

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7502P

CPU is newer: launch date 13 year(s) 2 month(s) later
30 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 2
Around 80% higher clock speed: 3.35 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.6x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1989 vs 770
33.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 50298 vs 1486

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs June 2006
Number of cores	32 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
L2 cache	16 MB vs 4096 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1989 vs 770
PassMark - CPU mark	50298 vs 1486

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon 5120

2.8x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 180 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 180 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7502P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon 5120

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1989

770

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

50298

1486

Name	AMD EPYC 7502P	Intel Xeon 5120
PassMark - Single thread mark	1989	770
PassMark - CPU mark	50298	1486
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3655
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		25615

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7502P	Intel Xeon 5120
Essentials
Family	EPYC
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	June 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$2300	$45
Place in performance rating	517	449
Processor Number	7502P	5120
Series	7002	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Woodcrest
Price now		$1,628.48
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		0.23
Performance
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	1.86 GHz
L1 cache	2 MB
L2 cache	16 MB	4096 KB
L3 cache	128 MB
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz	1.86 GHz
Number of cores	32	2
Number of threads	64
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		1066 MHz FSB
Die size		143 mm2
Manufacturing process technology		65 nm
Maximum core temperature		65°C
Transistor count		291 million
VID voltage range		B2=1.0V-1.5V, G0=.85V-1.5V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR2
Compatibility
Sockets supported	SP3	LGA771
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)		0 W
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128
PCI Express revision	4.0
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
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)