Intel Xeon W-2265 vs AMD EPYC 7502P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2265 and AMD EPYC 7502P 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 W-2265

AMD EPYC 7502P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2265

CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
Around 37% higher clock speed: 4.60 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Around 20% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 9% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 180 Watt
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2789 vs 2017

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 Oct 2019 vs 7 Aug 2019
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
L2 cache	19.25 MB vs 16 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2789 vs 2017

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7502P

20 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 12
40 more threads: 64 vs 24
4x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 1 TB
Around 96% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 50818 vs 25987

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 12
Number of threads	64 vs 24
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	50818 vs 25987

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2265
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7502P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2789

2017

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

25987

50818

Name	Intel Xeon W-2265	AMD EPYC 7502P
PassMark - Single thread mark	2789	2017
PassMark - CPU mark	25987	50818

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-2265	AMD EPYC 7502P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake
Launch date	1 Oct 2019	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$944	$2300
Place in performance rating	592	595
Processor Number	W-2265	7502P
Series	Intel Xeon W Processor	7002
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Workstation	Server
Family		EPYC
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.50 GHz	2.5 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s
L2 cache	19.25 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	61°C
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz	3.35 GHz
Number of cores	12	32
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	24	64
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	0
L1 cache		2 MB
L3 cache		128 MB
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	4	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	93.85 GB/s	190.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	4 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-3200
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2066	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt	180 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	128
PCI Express revision	3.0	4.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	x16, x8
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
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™)