AMD EPYC 7F72 vs Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7F72 and Intel Xeon E5-2651 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 7F72

Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7F72

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 5 month(s) later
12 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 12
24 more threads: 48 vs 24
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 22 nm
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
6.4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Launch date	14 Apr 2020 vs November 2013
Number of cores	24 vs 12
Number of threads	48 vs 24
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	96 KB (per core) vs 768 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 3 MB
L3 cache	192 MB (shared) vs 30 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7F72
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2

Name	AMD EPYC 7F72	Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2370
PassMark - CPU mark	52110
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2030
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		18071

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7F72	Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2
Essentials
Launch date	14 Apr 2020	November 2013
Place in performance rating	348	287
Architecture codename		Ivy Bridge-EP
Family		Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2
Processor Number		E5-2651 v2
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	1800 MHz
Die size	74 mm²
L1 cache	96 KB (per core)	768 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	3 MB
L3 cache	192 MB (shared)	30 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	24	12
Number of threads	48	24
Transistor count	3,800 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory size		768 GB (per socket)
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Sockets supported	SP3	LGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	240 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4
PCI Express revision		3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)