AMD EPYC 7702P vs Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7702P and Intel Xeon E5-2650 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7702P

  • 52 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 12
  • 104 more threads: 128 vs 24
  • Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.35 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
  • 2.7x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 1.5 TB
  • Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2079 vs 1707
  • 2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 61539 vs 22929
  • Around 32% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 11436 vs 8676
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 64 vs 12
Number of threads 128 vs 24
Maximum frequency 3.35 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Maximum memory size 4 TB vs 1.5 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2079 vs 1707
PassMark - CPU mark 61539 vs 22929
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 11436 vs 8676

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4

  • Around 90% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 200 Watt
  • 3.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2672 vs 779
Specifications (specs)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt vs 200 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2672 vs 779

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7702P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2079
1707
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
61539
22929
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
779
2672
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
11436
8676
Name AMD EPYC 7702P Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark 2079 1707
PassMark - CPU mark 61539 22929
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 779 2672
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 11436 8676

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 7702P Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Broadwell
Family EPYC
Launch date 7 Aug 2019 Q1'16
Launch price (MSRP) $4425
Place in performance rating 838 841
Processor Number 7702P E5-2650V4
Vertical segment Server Server
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 2 GHz 2.20 GHz
L1 cache 4 MB
L2 cache 32 MB
L3 cache 256 MB
Maximum frequency 3.35 GHz 2.90 GHz
Number of cores 64 12
Number of threads 128 24
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 80°C
Number of QPI Links 2
VID voltage range 0

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 8 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 190.7 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size 4 TB 1.5 TB
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400

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 45mm x 52.5mm

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)