AMD EPYC 7702P vs Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7702P and Intel Xeon E5-2683 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, 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD EPYC 7702P

Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7702P

48 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 16
96 more threads: 128 vs 32
Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.35 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
2.7x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 1.5 TB
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2079 vs 1766
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 61539 vs 28326

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	64 vs 16
Number of threads	128 vs 32
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1.5 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2079 vs 1766
PassMark - CPU mark	61539 vs 28326

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4

Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 200 Watt
4.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3194 vs 779
2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 28493 vs 11436

Specifications (specs)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 200 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3194 vs 779
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	28493 vs 11436

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7702P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2079

1766

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

61539

28326

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

779

3194

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

11436

28493

Name	AMD EPYC 7702P	Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2079	1766
PassMark - CPU mark	61539	28326
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	779	3194
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	11436	28493
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		14.382
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		107.856
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.452
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		7.106
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		28.156

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7702P	Intel Xeon E5-2683 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	820
Processor Number	7702P	E5-2683V4
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2 GHz	2.10 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	16
Number of threads	128	32
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology		14 nm
Maximum core temperature		84°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	120 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)