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.

 

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 820 985
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™)