Intel Xeon D-2799 vs AMD EPYC 7702P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon D-2799 and AMD EPYC 7702P 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.

Intel Xeon D-2799

AMD EPYC 7702P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-2799

Around 1% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Around 55% lower typical power consumption: 129 Watt vs 200 Watt
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2404 vs 2080

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	129 Watt vs 200 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2404 vs 2080

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7702P

44 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 20
88 more threads: 128 vs 40
8.5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
4x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 1 TB
Around 83% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 61769 vs 33792

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	64 vs 20
Number of threads	128 vs 40
L3 cache	256 MB vs 30 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	61769 vs 33792

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon D-2799
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7702P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2404

2080

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

33792

61769

Name	Intel Xeon D-2799	AMD EPYC 7702P
PassMark - Single thread mark	2404	2080
PassMark - CPU mark	33792	61769
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		779
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		11436

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon D-2799	AMD EPYC 7702P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Zen 2
Launch date	Q1'22	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$2050	$4425
Place in performance rating	649	786
Processor Number	D-2799	7702P
Series	Intel Xeon D Processor
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		EPYC
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2 GHz
L3 cache	30 MB	256 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.35 GHz
Number of cores	20	64
Number of threads	40	128
L1 cache		4 MB
L2 cache		32 MB
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	4	8
Maximum memory size	1 TB	4 TB
Supported memory frequency	3200 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-3200
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		190.7 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	52.5 mm x 45 mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA2579	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	129 Watt	200 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	32	128
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	24
Number of USB ports	4
PCI Express revision	4.0	4.0
Scalability	1S Only
USB revision	3.0
PCIe configurations		x16, x8
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel AVX-512
Integrated Intel® QuickAssist Technology
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	1
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)