AMD EPYC 7702P vs Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7702P and Intel Xeon E5-2698 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

  • 44 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 20
  • 88 more threads: 128 vs 40
  • 2.7x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 1.5 TB
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2124 vs 2107
  • Around 61% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 63300 vs 39325
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 64 vs 20
Number of threads 128 vs 40
Maximum memory size 4 TB vs 1.5 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2124 vs 2107
PassMark - CPU mark 63300 vs 39325

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4

  • Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
  • Around 48% lower typical power consumption: 135 Watt vs 200 Watt
Maximum frequency 3.60 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 135 Watt vs 200 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7702P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2124
2107
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
63300
39325
Name AMD EPYC 7702P Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark 2124 2107
PassMark - CPU mark 63300 39325
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 779
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 11436

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 7702P Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Broadwell
Family EPYC
Launch date 7 Aug 2019 Q1'16
Launch price (MSRP) $4425
Place in performance rating 763 700
Processor Number 7702P E5-2698V4
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 3.60 GHz
Number of cores 64 20
Number of threads 128 40
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 90°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 135 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)