AMD EPYC 7F32 vs Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7F32 and Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2 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 7F32

  • CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • Around 22% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
  • Around 60% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 5.1x 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 56% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2426 vs 1555
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 40000 vs 19022
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 14 Apr 2020 vs September 2013
Maximum frequency 3.9 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
L2 cache 4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 128 MB vs 25600 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size 4 TB vs 384 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2426 vs 1555
PassMark - CPU mark 40000 vs 19022

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 8
  • 4 more threads: 20 vs 16
  • Around 25% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 89% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 180 Watt
Number of cores 10 vs 8
Number of threads 20 vs 16
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt vs 180 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7F32
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2426
1555
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
40000
19022
Name AMD EPYC 7F32 Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark 2426 1555
PassMark - CPU mark 40000 19022
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2913
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 21273

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 7F32 Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Ivy Bridge EN
Launch date 14 Apr 2020 September 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $2100
OPN PIB 100-000000139WOF
OPN Tray 100-000000139
Place in performance rating 555 489
Vertical segment Server Server
Price now $2,250
Processor Number E5-2470V2
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 1.68

Performance

Base frequency 3.7 GHz 2.40 GHz
L1 cache 512 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 4 MB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 128 MB 25600 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency 3.9 GHz 3.20 GHz
Number of cores 8 10
Number of threads 16 20
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s QPI
Die size 160 mm
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 80°C
Number of QPI Links 1
Transistor count 1400 million
VID voltage range 0.65-1.30V

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 8 3
Maximum memory bandwidth 190.7 GB/s 38.4 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 2 2
Socket Count 1P/2P
Sockets supported SP3 FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 180 Watt 95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 45mm x 42.5mm

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 128 24
PCI Express revision 4.0 3.0
PCIe configurations x16, x8 x4, x8, x16
Scalability 2S Only

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® 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® 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)