AMD EPYC 7702P vs Intel Xeon E5-4667 v4

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7702P and Intel Xeon E5-4667 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.

AMD EPYC 7702P

Intel Xeon E5-4667 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7702P

46 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 18
92 more threads: 128 vs 36
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 34% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2124 vs 1584
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 63300 vs 53402

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	64 vs 18
Number of threads	128 vs 36
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1.5 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2124 vs 1584
PassMark - CPU mark	63300 vs 53402

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4667 v4

Around 48% lower typical power consumption: 135 Watt vs 200 Watt

Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt vs 200 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7702P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4667 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2124

1584

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

63300

53402

Name	AMD EPYC 7702P	Intel Xeon E5-4667 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2124	1584
PassMark - CPU mark	63300	53402
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	779
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	11436

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7702P	Intel Xeon E5-4667 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Broadwell
Family	EPYC
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	Q2'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$4425
Place in performance rating	765	733
Processor Number	7702P	E5-4667V4
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	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	64	18
Number of threads	128	36
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology		14 nm
Maximum core temperature		87
Number of QPI Links		2
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s	68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	4
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		4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
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® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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)