Intel Xeon E-2436 vs AMD EPYC 7542

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E-2436 and AMD EPYC 7542 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2436

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • Around 47% higher clock speed: 5 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
  • 3.5x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 225 Watt
  • Around 75% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3627 vs 2073
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 14 Dec 2023 vs 7 Aug 2019
Maximum frequency 5 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 225 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3627 vs 2073

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7542

  • 26 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 6
  • 52 more threads: 64 vs 12
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 10 nm
  • 4.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2.1x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 7.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 3.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 73885 vs 22487
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 32 vs 6
Number of threads 64 vs 12
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm, 14 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache 2 MB vs 80 KB (per core)
L2 cache 16 MB vs 1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache 128 MB vs 18 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 73885 vs 22487

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E-2436
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7542

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3627
2073
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
22487
73885
Name Intel Xeon E-2436 AMD EPYC 7542
PassMark - Single thread mark 3627 2073
PassMark - CPU mark 22487 73885

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E-2436 AMD EPYC 7542

Essentials

Launch date 14 Dec 2023 7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $331 $3400
Place in performance rating 305 295
Architecture codename Zen 2
OPN PIB 100-100000075WOF
OPN Tray 100-000000075
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.9 GHz 2.9 GHz
Die size 163 mm²
L1 cache 80 KB (per core) 2 MB
L2 cache 1.25 MB (per core) 16 MB
L3 cache 18 MB (shared) 128 MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C
Maximum frequency 5 GHz 3.4 GHz
Number of cores 6 32
Number of threads 12 64
Unlocked

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5 DDR4-3200
Max memory channels 8
Maximum memory bandwidth 190.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size 4 TB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Sockets supported 1700 SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 225 Watt
Socket Count 1P/2P

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 5, 16 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes 128
PCI Express revision 4.0

Advanced Technologies

AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)