AMD EPYC 7F72 vs Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7F72 and Intel Xeon E5-2696 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

AMD EPYC 7F72

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7F72

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 9 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 22
4 more threads: 48 vs 44
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 64% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Launch date	14 Apr 2020 vs 20 June 2016
Number of cores	24 vs 22
Number of threads	48 vs 44
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	96 KB (per core) vs 1408 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 5.5 MB
L3 cache	192 MB (shared) vs 55 MB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Around 60% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 240 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 240 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7F72
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Name	AMD EPYC 7F72	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2370
PassMark - CPU mark	52110
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		45.233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		238.37
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		2.53

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7F72	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4
Essentials
Launch date	14 Apr 2020	20 June 2016
Place in performance rating	348	272
Architecture codename		Broadwell EP
Family		Xeon E5
Processor Number		E5-2696 v4
Series		E5-2000
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	2.2 GHz
Die size	74 mm²
L1 cache	96 KB (per core)	1408 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	5.5 MB
L3 cache	192 MB (shared)	55 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	24	22
Number of threads	48	44
Transistor count	3,800 million	7.2 billion
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI 4800 MHz
Operating Temperature Range		-25 °C - 125 °C
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2400
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		71.53 GB/s
Maximum memory size		1536 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Sockets supported	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	240 Watt	150 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4	1x4, 1x16
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
Number of USB ports		3.0
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)