AMD EPYC 7F52 vs Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7F52 and Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD EPYC 7F52

Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7F52

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 7 month(s) later
10 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 6
20 more threads: 32 vs 12
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 22 nm
2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
5.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
17.1x 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 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2439 vs 1980
3.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 64806 vs 17211

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 Apr 2020 vs September 2013
Number of cores	16 vs 6
Number of threads	32 vs 12
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	1 MB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB vs 15360 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2439 vs 1980
PassMark - CPU mark	64806 vs 17211

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

Around 85% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 240 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 240 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7F52
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2439

1980

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

64806

17211

Name	AMD EPYC 7F52	Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2439	1980
PassMark - CPU mark	64806	17211
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3641
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		18673

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7F52	Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	14 Apr 2020	September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$3100	$2,200
OPN PIB	100-000000140WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000140
Place in performance rating	326	340
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	3.5 GHz	3.50 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB	15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	16	6
Number of threads	32	12
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Die size		160 mm
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	190.73 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
Socket Count	1P/2P
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	240 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
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
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel 64
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
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)