AMD EPYC 7552 vs Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7552 and Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4 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.

AMD EPYC 7552

Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7552

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
24 more cores, run more applications at once: 48 vs 24
48 more threads: 96 vs 48
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 72235 vs 60496

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	48 vs 24
Number of threads	96 vs 48
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	72235 vs 60496

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4

Around 1% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Around 21% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 200 Watt
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1858 vs 1527

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt vs 200 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1858 vs 1527

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7552
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1527

1858

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

72235

60496

Name	AMD EPYC 7552	Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	1527	1858
PassMark - CPU mark	72235	60496

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7552	Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Broadwell
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	Q1'17
Place in performance rating	632	626
Processor Number		E7-8894V4
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v4 Family
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.2 GHz	2.40 GHz
Die size	74 mm²
L1 cache	4.5 MB
L2 cache	24 MB
L3 cache	192 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	48	24
Number of threads	96	48
Transistor count	3800 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature		79°C
Number of QPI Links		3
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	4
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-1333/1600/1866 DDR3-1066/1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		85 GB/s
Maximum memory size		3 TB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	8
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	165 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		32
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Scalability		S8S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)