Intel Xeon E-2224 vs AMD EPYC 7501

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E-2224 and AMD EPYC 7501 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.

Intel Xeon E-2224

AMD EPYC 7501

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2224

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Around 53% higher clock speed: 4.60 GHz vs 3 GHz
2.4x lower typical power consumption: 71 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2553 vs 1925

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	27 May 2019 vs June 2017
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz vs 3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	71 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2553 vs 1925

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7501

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
28 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 4
60 more threads: 64 vs 4
12x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
3.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24925 vs 7259

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	32 vs 4
Number of threads	64 vs 4
L1 cache	96 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 1 MB
L3 cache	64 MB vs 8 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	24925 vs 7259

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E-2224
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7501

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2553

1925

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7259

24925

Name	Intel Xeon E-2224	AMD EPYC 7501
PassMark - Single thread mark	2553	1925
PassMark - CPU mark	7259	24925

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E-2224	AMD EPYC 7501
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Zen
Launch date	27 May 2019	June 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$193
Place in performance rating	949	985
Processor Number	E-2224
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Price now		$4,389.87
Series		AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Value for money (0-100)		1.27
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.40 GHz	2 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.3 °C
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	4	32
Number of threads	4	64
Die size		192 mm
Transistor count		4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	39.74 GB/s	307/341 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2400/2666 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	71 Watt	155/170 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	x128
PCIe configurations	1x16,2x8,1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)