Intel Xeon E-2486 vs AMD EPYC 72F3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E-2486 and AMD EPYC 72F3 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.

Intel Xeon E-2486

AMD EPYC 72F3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2486

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 37% higher clock speed: 5.6 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
Around 88% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 89% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 180 Watt
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3897 vs 3034

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 Dec 2023 vs 15 Mar 2021
Maximum frequency	5.6 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
L2 cache	1.25 MB (per core) vs 4 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3897 vs 3034

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 72F3

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
Around 7% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
14.2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 50017 vs 23605

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache	512 KB vs 80 KB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB vs 18 MB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	50017 vs 23605

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E-2486
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 72F3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3897

3034

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

23605

50017

Name	Intel Xeon E-2486	AMD EPYC 72F3
PassMark - Single thread mark	3897	3034
PassMark - CPU mark	23605	50017

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E-2486	AMD EPYC 72F3
Essentials
Launch date	14 Dec 2023	15 Mar 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$506	$2468
Place in performance rating	220	229
Architecture codename		Milan
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3.7 GHz
Die size	163 mm²	81 mm²
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	512 KB
L2 cache	1.25 MB (per core)	4 MB
L3 cache	18 MB (shared)	256 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Maximum frequency	5.6 GHz	4.1 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of threads	12	16
Unlocked
Transistor count		33200 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4
Max memory channels		8
Supported memory frequency		3200 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	1700	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	180 Watt
Configurable TDP		165-200 Watt
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)
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)