AMD EPYC 7702P vs Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7702P and Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD EPYC 7702P

Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7702P

54 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 10
108 more threads: 128 vs 20
Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.35 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
5.3x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 768 GB
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2079 vs 1629
3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 61539 vs 19847
Around 13% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 779 vs 689
Around 89% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 11436 vs 6066

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	64 vs 10
Number of threads	128 vs 20
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2079 vs 1629
PassMark - CPU mark	61539 vs 19847
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	779 vs 689
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	11436 vs 6066

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3

Around 90% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 200 Watt

Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 200 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7702P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2079

1629

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

61539

19847

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

779

689

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

11436

6066

Name	AMD EPYC 7702P	Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2079	1629
PassMark - CPU mark	61539	19847
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	779	689
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	11436	6066
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		311.954
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		160.724

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7702P	Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Haswell
Family	EPYC
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	Q3'14
Launch price (MSRP)	$4425
Place in performance rating	838	790
Processor Number	7702P	E5-2650V3
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2 GHz	2.30 GHz
L1 cache	4 MB
L2 cache	32 MB
L3 cache	256 MB
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	64	10
Number of threads	128	20
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology		22 nm
Maximum core temperature		78.9°C
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.65V–1.30V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s	68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	105 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		52.5mm x 45mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	40
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8	x4, x8, x16
Scalability		2S
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® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
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
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)