Intel Xeon E-2236 vs AMD EPYC 7371

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E-2236 and AMD EPYC 7371 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics image quality, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon E-2236

AMD EPYC 7371

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2236

Around 26% higher clock speed: 4.80 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
2.5x lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 200 Watt
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2810 vs 2377

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.80 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 200 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2810 vs 2377

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7371

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 6
20 more threads: 32 vs 12
5.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 31094 vs 14023

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 6
Number of threads	32 vs 12
L3 cache	64 MB vs 12 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	31094 vs 14023

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E-2236
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7371

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2810

2377

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

14023

31094

Name	Intel Xeon E-2236	AMD EPYC 7371
PassMark - Single thread mark	2810	2377
PassMark - CPU mark	14023	31094

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E-2236	AMD EPYC 7371
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake
Launch date	27 May 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$284 - $289
Place in performance rating	633	592
Processor Number	E-2236
Series	Intel Xeon E Processor	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.40 GHz	3.1 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	1.5 MB
L3 cache	12 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	73.0°C
Maximum frequency	4.80 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	6	16
Number of threads	12	32
Memory
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4
Maximum memory bandwidth		341 GB/s
Supported memory frequency		2666 MHz
Graphics
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	37.5 mm x 37.5 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	200 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)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
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)