AMD EPYC 7F32 vs Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7F32 and Intel Xeon E5-2643 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.

AMD EPYC 7F32

Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7F32

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 7 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
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
8.5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
5.3x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 768 GB
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2415 vs 1976
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 39712 vs 17142

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 Apr 2020 vs September 2013
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB vs 15360 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2415 vs 1976
PassMark - CPU mark	39712 vs 17142

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

Around 38% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 180 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 180 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7F32
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2415

1976

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

39712

17142

Name	AMD EPYC 7F32	Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2415	1976
PassMark - CPU mark	39712	17142
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3641
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		18673

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7F32	Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	14 Apr 2020	September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$2100	$2,200
OPN PIB	100-000000139WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000139
Place in performance rating	471	300
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$2,641.75
Processor Number		E5-2643V2
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		1.43
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	3.50 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB	15360 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of threads	16	12
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Die size		160 mm
Manufacturing process technology		22 nm
Maximum core temperature		74°C
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.65–1.30V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s	59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Socket Count	1P/2P
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		52.5mm x 45mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	40
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
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)