Intel Xeon E-2336 vs AMD EPYC 7502P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E-2336 and AMD EPYC 7502P 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-2336

AMD EPYC 7502P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2336

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 43% higher clock speed: 4.80 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
2.8x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 180 Watt
Around 56% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3147 vs 2018

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 Sep 2021 vs 7 Aug 2019
Maximum frequency	4.80 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3147 vs 2018

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7502P

26 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 6
52 more threads: 64 vs 12
5.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
5.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
10.7x 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
3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 50932 vs 16467

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 6
Number of threads	64 vs 12
L1 cache	2 MB vs 384 KB
L2 cache	16 MB vs 3 MB
L3 cache	128 MB vs 12 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	50932 vs 16467

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E-2336
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7502P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3147

2018

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16467

50932

Name	Intel Xeon E-2336	AMD EPYC 7502P
PassMark - Single thread mark	3147	2018
PassMark - CPU mark	16467	50932

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E-2336	AMD EPYC 7502P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rocket Lake
Launch date	8 Sep 2021	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$331	$2300
Place in performance rating	553	586
Processor Number	E-2336	7502P
Series	Intel Xeon E Processor	7002
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		EPYC
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.90 GHz	2.5 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s
L1 cache	384 KB	2 MB
L2 cache	3 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	12 MB	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C
Maximum frequency	4.80 GHz	3.35 GHz
Number of cores	6	32
Number of threads	12	64
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory size	128 GB	4 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		190.7 GB/s
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	37.5 mm x 37.5 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1200	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	180 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	128
PCI Express revision	4.0	4.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+1x4, 2x8+1x4, 1x8+3x4	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)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
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™)