Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4 vs AMD EPYC 7371

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4 and AMD EPYC 7371 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 E7-8890 v4

  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 16
  • 16 more threads: 48 vs 32
  • Around 21% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 200 Watt
  • Around 24% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 67895 vs 54894
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 24 vs 16
Number of threads 48 vs 32
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 Watt vs 200 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 67895 vs 54894

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7371

  • Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
  • Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2320 vs 2099
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2320 vs 2099

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7371

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2099
2320
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
67895
54894
Name Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4 AMD EPYC 7371
PassMark - Single thread mark 2099 2320
PassMark - CPU mark 67895 54894

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4 AMD EPYC 7371

Essentials

Architecture codename Broadwell
Launch date Q2'16
Place in performance rating 345 405
Processor Number E7-8890V4
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v4 Family AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Family AMD EPYC

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.20 GHz 3.1 GHz
Bus Speed 9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 79°C
Maximum frequency 3.40 GHz 3.8 GHz
Number of cores 24 16
Number of QPI Links 3
Number of threads 48 32
L3 cache 64 MB

Memory

Max memory channels 4 8
Maximum memory bandwidth 85 GB/s 341 GB/s
Maximum memory size 3 TB
Supported memory types DDR4-1333/1600/1866 DDR3-1066/1333/1600 DDR4
Supported memory frequency 2666 MHz

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 8
Package Size 45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 Watt 200 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® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)