AMD EPYC 7702 vs Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7702 and Intel Xeon E5-2696 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

AMD EPYC 7702

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7702

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 1 month(s) later
42 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 22
84 more threads: 128 vs 44
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
2.9x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
5.8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4.7x 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 1536 GB

Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs 20 June 2016
Number of cores	64 vs 22
Number of threads	128 vs 44
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	4 MB vs 1408 KB
L2 cache	32 MB vs 5.5 MB
L3 cache	256 MB vs 55 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1536 GB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Around 10% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Around 33% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 200 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 200 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7702
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Name	AMD EPYC 7702	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2077
PassMark - CPU mark	93263
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		45.233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		238.37
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		2.53

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7702	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Broadwell EP
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	20 June 2016
Launch price (MSRP)	$6450
OPN PIB	100-100000038WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000038
Place in performance rating	126	274
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		Xeon E5
Processor Number		E5-2696 v4
Series		E5-2000
Performance
Base frequency	2.0 GHz	2.2 GHz
L1 cache	4 MB	1408 KB
L2 cache	32 MB	5.5 MB
L3 cache	256 MB	55 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	64	22
Number of threads	128	44
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI 4800 MHz
Operating Temperature Range		-25 °C - 125 °C
Transistor count		7.2 billion
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.8 GB/s	71.53 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	1536 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2400
Compatibility
Socket Count	1P/2P
Sockets supported	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	150 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	40
PCI Express revision	4.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8	1x4, 1x16
Number of USB ports		3.0
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)