AMD EPYC 7702P vs Intel Xeon E5-4650

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7702P and Intel Xeon E5-4650 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.

AMD EPYC 7702P

Intel Xeon E5-4650

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7702P

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 3 month(s) later
56 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 8
112 more threads: 128 vs 16
Around 2% higher clock speed: 3.35 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
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
10.7x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 384 GB
Around 48% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2116 vs 1430
4.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 64276 vs 13713

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs May 2012
Number of cores	64 vs 8
Number of threads	128 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
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 384 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2116 vs 1430
PassMark - CPU mark	64276 vs 13713

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4650

Around 54% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 200 Watt
3.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2693 vs 779
Around 40% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 16028 vs 11436

Specifications (specs)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 200 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2693 vs 779
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	16028 vs 11436

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7702P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4650

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2116

1430

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

64276

13713

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

779

2693

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

11436

16028

Name	AMD EPYC 7702P	Intel Xeon E5-4650
PassMark - Single thread mark	2116	1430
PassMark - CPU mark	64276	13713
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	779	2693
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	11436	16028

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7702P	Intel Xeon E5-4650
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Sandy Bridge EP
Family	EPYC
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	May 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$4425	$799
Place in performance rating	679	667
Processor Number	7702P	E5-4650
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$95.49
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		37.38
Performance
Base frequency	2 GHz	2.70 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	3.30 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
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		2270 million
VID voltage range		0.6V-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	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	4
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		52.5mm x 45.0mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	40
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8
Scalability		4S 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)