Intel Xeon E-2246G vs AMD EPYC 7702P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E-2246G and AMD EPYC 7702P processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, 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 E-2246G

AMD EPYC 7702P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2246G

Around 43% higher clock speed: 4.80 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
2.5x lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 200 Watt
Around 31% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2783 vs 2124

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.80 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 200 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2783 vs 2124

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7702P

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
58 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 6
116 more threads: 128 vs 12
10.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
21.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
21.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
32x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 128 GB
4.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 63300 vs 13698

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs 27 May 2019
Number of cores	64 vs 6
Number of threads	128 vs 12
L1 cache	4 MB vs 384 KB
L2 cache	32 MB vs 1.5 MB
L3 cache	256 MB vs 12 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	63300 vs 13698

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E-2246G
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7702P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2783

2124

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13698

63300

Name	Intel Xeon E-2246G	AMD EPYC 7702P
PassMark - Single thread mark	2783	2124
PassMark - CPU mark	13698	63300
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		779
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		11436

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E-2246G	AMD EPYC 7702P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Zen 2
Launch date	27 May 2019	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$311	$4425
Place in performance rating	747	765
Processor Number	E-2246G	7702P
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		EPYC
Performance
Base frequency	3.60 GHz	2 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	4 MB
L2 cache	1.5 MB	32 MB
L3 cache	12 MB	256 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	73 °C
Maximum frequency	4.80 GHz	3.35 GHz
Number of cores	6	64
Number of threads	12	128
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	39.74 GB/s	190.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	4 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-3200
Graphics
Device ID	0x3E96
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	128 GB
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics P630
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2160@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	200 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	128
PCI Express revision	3.0	4.0
PCIe configurations	1x16,2x8,1x8+2x4	x16, x8
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
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)