AMD EPYC 7F32 vs Intel Xeon E-2226G

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7F32 and Intel Xeon E-2226G processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7F32

  • CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
  • 10 more threads: 16 vs 6
  • Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 10.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 32x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 128 GB
  • 3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 39712 vs 11093
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 14 Apr 2020 vs 27 May 2019
Number of cores 8 vs 6
Number of threads 16 vs 6
L1 cache 512 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache 4 MB vs 1.5 MB
L3 cache 128 MB vs 12 MB
Maximum memory size 4 TB vs 128 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 39712 vs 11093

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2226G

  • Around 21% higher clock speed: 4.70 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
  • 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 180 Watt
  • Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2821 vs 2415
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.70 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2821 vs 2415

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7F32
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E-2226G

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2415
2821
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
39712
11093
Name AMD EPYC 7F32 Intel Xeon E-2226G
PassMark - Single thread mark 2415 2821
PassMark - CPU mark 39712 11093

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 7F32 Intel Xeon E-2226G

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Coffee Lake
Launch date 14 Apr 2020 27 May 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $2100 $255
OPN PIB 100-000000139WOF
OPN Tray 100-000000139
Place in performance rating 469 671
Vertical segment Server Server
Processor Number E-2226G

Performance

Base frequency 3.7 GHz 3.40 GHz
L1 cache 512 KB 384 KB
L2 cache 4 MB 1.5 MB
L3 cache 128 MB 12 MB
Maximum frequency 3.9 GHz 4.70 GHz
Number of cores 8 6
Number of threads 16 6
Unlocked
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 73 °C

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 8 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 190.7 GB/s 39.74 GB/s
Maximum memory size 4 TB 128 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR4-2666

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 1
Socket Count 1P/2P
Sockets supported SP3 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 180 Watt 80 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 128 16
PCI Express revision 4.0 3.0
PCIe configurations x16, x8 1x16,2x8,1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Graphics

Device ID 0x3E96
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 128 GB
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics P630

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2160@24Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
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)