AMD EPYC 7F32 vs Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7F32 and Intel Xeon E7-8894 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.

AMD EPYC 7F32

Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7F32

Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 3 TB
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2415 vs 1858

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 3 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2415 vs 1858

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4

16 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 8
32 more threads: 48 vs 16
Around 9% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 180 Watt
Around 52% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 60496 vs 39712

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 8
Number of threads	48 vs 16
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	60496 vs 39712

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7F32
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2415

1858

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

39712

60496

Name	AMD EPYC 7F32	Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2415	1858
PassMark - CPU mark	39712	60496

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7F32	Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Broadwell
Launch date	14 Apr 2020	Q1'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$2100
OPN PIB	100-000000139WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000139
Place in performance rating	472	438
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		E7-8894V4
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v4 Family
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	4 MB
L3 cache	128 MB
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	8	24
Number of threads	16	48
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology		14 nm
Maximum core temperature		79°C
Number of QPI Links		3
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s	85 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	3 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-1333/1600/1866 DDR3-1066/1333/1600
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	8
Socket Count	1P/2P
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt	165 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	32
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8	x4, x8, x16
Scalability		S8S
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® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
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)