AMD EPYC 7502P vs Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7502P and Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, 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 E5-2680 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7502P

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 4 month(s) later
18 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 14
36 more threads: 64 vs 28
Around 2% higher clock speed: 3.35 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
4.6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4.6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.7x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 1.5 TB
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1989 vs 1957
Around 76% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 50298 vs 28577

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs 10 March 2016
Number of cores	32 vs 14
Number of threads	64 vs 28
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
L1 cache	2 MB vs 448 KB
L2 cache	16 MB vs 3.5 MB
L3 cache	128 MB vs 35 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1.5 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1989 vs 1957
PassMark - CPU mark	50298 vs 28577

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

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 E5-2680 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1989

1957

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

50298

28577

Name	AMD EPYC 7502P	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	1989	1957
PassMark - CPU mark	50298	28577
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3508
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		30097

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7502P	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
Essentials
Family	EPYC
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	10 March 2016
Launch price (MSRP)	$2300	$1,745
Place in performance rating	512	127
Processor Number	7502P	E5-2680V4
Series	7002	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Broadwell
Price now		$1,762.90
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		3.32
Performance
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	2 MB	448 KB
L2 cache	16 MB	3.5 MB
L3 cache	128 MB	35 MB
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	32	14
Number of threads	64	28
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Die size		306 mm
Front-side bus (FSB)		9.6 GT / s / QPI
Manufacturing process technology		14 nm
Maximum core temperature		86°C
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		4700 Million
VID voltage range		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Compatibility
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt	120 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	40
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8	x4, x8, x16
Scalability		2S
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® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)
Graphics
Processor graphics		None
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)