AMD EPYC 7552 vs Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7552 and Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD EPYC 7552

Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7552

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
40 more cores, run more applications at once: 48 vs 8
80 more threads: 96 vs 16
Around 2% higher clock speed: 3.35 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 22 nm
9x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
12x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
9.6x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
4.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 72235 vs 16584

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs September 2013
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	48 vs 8
Number of threads	96 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	4.5 MB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	24 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	192 MB vs 20480 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	72235 vs 16584

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

2.1x lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 200 Watt
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1668 vs 1527

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 200 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1668 vs 1527

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7552
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1527

1668

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

72235

16584

Name	AMD EPYC 7552	Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1527	1668
PassMark - CPU mark	72235	16584
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2856
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		17874

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7552	Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Ivy Bridge EN
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	September 2013
Place in performance rating	632	577
Processor Number		E5-2450V2
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.2 GHz	2.50 GHz
Die size	74 mm²	160 mm
L1 cache	4.5 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	24 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	192 MB	20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	48	8
Number of threads	96	16
Transistor count	3800 million	1400 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature		80°C
Number of QPI Links		1
VID voltage range		0.65-1.30V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	3
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		38.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size		384 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		45mm x 42.5mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		24
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Scalability		2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
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
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)