AMD EPYC 7502P vs Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7502P and Intel Xeon E5-2450 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD EPYC 7502P

Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7502P

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 11 month(s) later
24 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 8
48 more threads: 64 vs 16
Around 2% higher clock speed: 3.35 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
6.4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
10.7x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 384 GB
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2017 vs 1655
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 50818 vs 17033

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs September 2013
Number of cores	32 vs 8
Number of threads	64 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
L1 cache	2 MB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB vs 20480 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 384 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2017 vs 1655
PassMark - CPU mark	50818 vs 17033

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

Around 89% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 180 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 180 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7502P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2017

1655

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

50818

17033

Name	AMD EPYC 7502P	Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2017	1655
PassMark - CPU mark	50818	17033
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2856
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		17874

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7502P	Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2
Essentials
Family	EPYC
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$2300
Place in performance rating	595	600
Processor Number	7502P	E5-2450V2
Series	7002	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Ivy Bridge EN
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	2.50 GHz
L1 cache	2 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB	20480 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	32	8
Number of threads	64	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Die size		160 mm
Manufacturing process technology		22 nm
Maximum core temperature		80°C
Number of QPI Links		1
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.65-1.30V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s	38.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Compatibility
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Package Size		45mm x 42.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	24
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8	x4, x8, x16
Scalability		2S 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® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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)