AMD EPYC 7502P vs Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7502P and Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, 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 E3-1280 v5

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7502P

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 0 month(s) later
28 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 4
56 more threads: 64 vs 8
8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
16x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
64x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 64 GB
6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 50298 vs 8410

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs 5 August 2015
Number of cores	32 vs 4
Number of threads	64 vs 8
L1 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB
L2 cache	16 MB vs 1 MB
L3 cache	128 MB vs 8 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	50298 vs 8410

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5

Around 19% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 180 Watt
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2333 vs 1989

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2333 vs 1989

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7502P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1989

2333

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

50298

8410

Name	AMD EPYC 7502P	Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
PassMark - Single thread mark	1989	2333
PassMark - CPU mark	50298	8410
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4468
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		15978

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7502P	Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
Essentials
Family	EPYC
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	5 August 2015
Launch price (MSRP)	$2300	$612
Place in performance rating	519	247
Processor Number	7502P	E3-1280V5
Series	7002	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Skylake
Price now		$690.01
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		4.55
Performance
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	3.70 GHz
L1 cache	2 MB	256 KB
L2 cache	16 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	128 MB	8 MB
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	32	4
Number of threads	64	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Die size		160 mm
Manufacturing process technology		14 nm
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.55V-1.52V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 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
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt	80 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
Processor graphics		None
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		0
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		N / A
Max resolution over eDP		N / A
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		N / A
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Max resolution over WiDi		N / A
Graphics API support
DirectX		N / A
OpenGL		N / A
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