Intel Xeon E-2488 vs AMD EPYC 7742

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E-2488 and AMD EPYC 7742 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-2488

AMD EPYC 7742

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2488

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 65% higher clock speed: 5.6 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
2.4x lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 225 Watt
Around 98% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4276 vs 2157

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 Dec 2023 vs 7 Aug 2019
Maximum frequency	5.6 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 225 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	4276 vs 2157

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7742

56 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 8
112 more threads: 128 vs 16
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 10 nm
6.4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x 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
3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 97501 vs 30368

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	64 vs 8
Number of threads	128 vs 16
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache	4 MB vs 80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	32 MB vs 2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB vs 24 MB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	97501 vs 30368

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E-2488
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7742

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4276

2157

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

30368

97501

Name	Intel Xeon E-2488	AMD EPYC 7742
PassMark - Single thread mark	4276	2157
PassMark - CPU mark	30368	97501

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E-2488	AMD EPYC 7742
Essentials
Launch date	14 Dec 2023	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$606
Place in performance rating	88	95
Architecture codename		Zen 2
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	2.25 GHz
Die size	257 mm²
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	4 MB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	32 MB
L3 cache	24 MB (shared)	256 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Maximum frequency	5.6 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	8	64
Number of threads	16	128
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	2
Sockets supported	1700	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	225 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 16 Lanes, (CPU only)	x16, x8
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™)