Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2 vs AMD EPYC 7501

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2 and AMD EPYC 7501 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 E7-8857 v2

AMD EPYC 7501

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2

Around 20% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 31% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1935 vs 1925
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 36304 vs 24925

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1935 vs 1925
PassMark - CPU mark	36304 vs 24925

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7501

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
20 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 12
52 more threads: 64 vs 12
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	32 vs 12
Number of threads	64 vs 12
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7501

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1935

1925

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

36304

24925

Name	Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2	AMD EPYC 7501
PassMark - Single thread mark	1935	1925
PassMark - CPU mark	36304	24925

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2	AMD EPYC 7501
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Zen
Launch date	Q1'14	June 2017
Place in performance rating	716	892
Processor Number	E7-8857V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v2 Family	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Price now		$4,389.87
Value for money (0-100)		1.27
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	2 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	73°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	12	32
Number of QPI Links	3
Number of threads	12	64
Die size		192 mm
L1 cache		96 KB (per core)
L2 cache		512 KB (per core)
L3 cache		64 MB
Transistor count		4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	4	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s	307/341 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333/1600	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2400/2666 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8	2
Package Size	52mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	155/170 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	32
PCI Express revision	3.0	x128
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	S8S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)