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.

 

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 43% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2372 vs 1661
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 36630 vs 17238
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 2372 vs 1661
PassMark - CPU mark 36630 vs 17238

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
2372
1661
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
36630
17238
Name AMD EPYC 8124P Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark 2372 1661
PassMark - CPU mark 36630 17238
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 627 597
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)