AMD EPYC 7702P vs Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7702P 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 7702P

Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7702P

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 11 month(s) later
56 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 8
112 more threads: 128 vs 16
Around 2% higher clock speed: 3.35 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
12.8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
10.7x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 384 GB
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2110 vs 1618
3.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 63633 vs 16619

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs September 2013
Number of cores	64 vs 8
Number of threads	128 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
L1 cache	4 MB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	32 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB vs 20480 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 384 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2110 vs 1618
PassMark - CPU mark	63633 vs 16619

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

2.1x lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 200 Watt
3.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2856 vs 779
Around 56% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 17874 vs 11436

Specifications (specs)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 200 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2856 vs 779
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	17874 vs 11436

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7702P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2110

1618

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

63633

16619

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

779

2856

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

11436

17874

Name	AMD EPYC 7702P	Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2110	1618
PassMark - CPU mark	63633	16619
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	779	2856
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	11436	17874

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7702P	Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Ivy Bridge EN
Family	EPYC
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$4425
Place in performance rating	683	532
Processor Number	7702P	E5-2450V2
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2 GHz	2.50 GHz
L1 cache	4 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	32 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB	20480 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	64	8
Number of threads	128	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Die size		160 mm
Manufacturing process technology		22 nm
Maximum core temperature		80°C
Number of QPI Links		1
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.65-1.30V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s	38.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		45mm x 42.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	24
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8	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)