AMD EPYC 7502P vs Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7502P and Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD EPYC 7502P

Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7502P

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

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

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3

Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 180 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 180 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7502P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3

Name	AMD EPYC 7502P	Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1989
PassMark - CPU mark	50298
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		7451

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7502P	Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3
Essentials
Family	EPYC	Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3
Launch date	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$2300
Place in performance rating	516	1294
Processor Number	7502P	E5-2678 v3
Series	7002
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Haswell-EP
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
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	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4
Compatibility
Sockets supported	SP3	LGA2011-3 (R3)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt	120 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	40
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
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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)