AMD EPYC 7702P vs Intel Xeon E5-2687W

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7702P and Intel Xeon E5-2687W 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 E5-2687W

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7702P

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 5 month(s) later
56 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 8
112 more threads: 128 vs 16
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
16x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 256 GB
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2124 vs 1740
3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 63300 vs 17753
Around 11% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 779 vs 699
2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 11436 vs 5632

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs March 2012
Number of cores	64 vs 8
Number of threads	128 vs 16
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 256 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2124 vs 1740
PassMark - CPU mark	63300 vs 17753
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	779 vs 699
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	11436 vs 5632

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2687W

Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Around 33% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 200 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 200 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7702P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2687W

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2124

1740

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

63300

17753

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

779

699

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

11436

5632

Name	AMD EPYC 7702P	Intel Xeon E5-2687W
PassMark - Single thread mark	2124	1740
PassMark - CPU mark	63300	17753
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	779	699
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	11436	5632
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		12747
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		56.606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		269.627
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		2.336
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		12.708
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		78.498

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7702P	Intel Xeon E5-2687W
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Sandy Bridge EP
Family	EPYC
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	March 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$4425	$815
Place in performance rating	764	737
Processor Number	7702P	E5-2687W
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$2,636.50
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		1.61
Performance
Base frequency	2 GHz	3.10 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	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	64	8
Number of threads	128	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Die size		435 mm
Manufacturing process technology		32 nm
Maximum core temperature		67°C
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		2270 million
VID voltage range		0.60V - 1.35V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	256 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	150 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		52.5mm x 45.0 mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	40
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8
Scalability		2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection 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® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)