AMD EPYC 7702P vs Intel Xeon E7-8890 v3

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7702P and Intel Xeon E7-8890 v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, 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 E7-8890 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7702P

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 2 month(s) later
46 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 18
92 more threads: 128 vs 36
Around 2% higher clock speed: 3.35 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
3.6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
7.1x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
5.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.7x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 1.5 TB
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2124 vs 1634
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 63300 vs 51476

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs June 2015
Number of cores	64 vs 18
Number of threads	128 vs 36
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 46080 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1.5 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2124 vs 1634
PassMark - CPU mark	63300 vs 51476

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8890 v3

Around 21% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 200 Watt

Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt vs 200 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7702P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8890 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2124

1634

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

63300

51476

Name	AMD EPYC 7702P	Intel Xeon E7-8890 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2124	1634
PassMark - CPU mark	63300	51476
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	779
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	11436

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7702P	Intel Xeon E7-8890 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Haswell
Family	EPYC
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	June 2015
Launch price (MSRP)	$4425
Place in performance rating	764	736
Processor Number	7702P	E7-8890V3
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v3 Family
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2 GHz	2.50 GHz
L1 cache	4 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	32 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB	46080 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	64	18
Number of threads	128	36
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Die size		160 mm
Manufacturing process technology		22 nm
Maximum core temperature		79°C
Number of QPI Links		3
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s	85 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-1333/1600/1866, DDR3-1066/1333/1600
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	8
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	165 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		52mm x 45mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	32
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8	x4, x8, x16
Scalability		S8S
Graphics
Processor graphics		None
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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Instruction Replay 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)