AMD EPYC 8124P vs Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 8124P and Intel Xeon E5-2450 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 8124P

Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 8124P

CPU is newer: launch date 10 year(s) 0 month(s) later
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 vs 16
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 22 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2338 vs 1655
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 36338 vs 17033

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	18 Sep 2023 vs September 2013
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB (shared) vs 20480 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2338 vs 1655
PassMark - CPU mark	36338 vs 17033

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

Around 10% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 32% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 125 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 3 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 8124P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2338

1655

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

36338

17033

Name	AMD EPYC 8124P	Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2338	1655
PassMark - CPU mark	36338	17033
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2856
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		17874

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 8124P	Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2
Essentials
Launch date	18 Sep 2023	September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$639
Place in performance rating	645	599
Architecture codename		Ivy Bridge EN
Processor Number		E5-2450V2
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.45 GHz	2.50 GHz
Die size	2x 73 mm²	160 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB (shared)	20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	75°C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	16	8
Number of threads	32	16
Transistor count	17,750 million	1400 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature		80°C
Number of QPI Links		1
VID voltage range		0.65-1.30V
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Max memory channels		3
Maximum memory bandwidth		38.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size		384 GB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	120-150 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	SP6	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		45mm x 42.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 96 Lanes, (CPU only)	x4, x8, x16
Max number of PCIe lanes		24
PCI Express revision		3.0
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
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)