Intel Xeon W-3265 vs AMD EPYC 7502P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-3265 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-3265

  • Around 31% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
  • Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2572 vs 1989
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.40 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
L2 cache 24 MB vs 16 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2572 vs 1989

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7502P

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 24
  • 16 more threads: 64 vs 48
  • Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 3.9x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 1 TB
  • Around 14% lower typical power consumption: 180 Watt vs 205 Watt
  • Around 67% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 50298 vs 30105
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 7 Aug 2019 vs 3 Jun 2019
Number of cores 32 vs 24
Number of threads 64 vs 48
L1 cache 2 MB vs 1.5 MB
L3 cache 128 MB vs 33 MB
Maximum memory size 4 TB vs 1 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 180 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 50298 vs 30105

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-3265
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7502P

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2572
1989
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
30105
50298
Name Intel Xeon W-3265 AMD EPYC 7502P
PassMark - Single thread mark 2572 1989
PassMark - CPU mark 30105 50298

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon W-3265 AMD EPYC 7502P

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake
Launch date 3 Jun 2019 7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $3349 $2300
Place in performance rating 534 517
Processor Number W-3265 7502P
Vertical segment Server Server
Family EPYC
Series 7002

Performance

Base frequency 2.70 GHz 2.5 GHz
L1 cache 1.5 MB 2 MB
L2 cache 24 MB 16 MB
L3 cache 33 MB 128 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 78 °C
Maximum frequency 4.40 GHz 3.35 GHz
Number of cores 24 32
Number of threads 48 64
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 0
Unlocked

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 6 8
Maximum memory bandwidth 131.13 GiB/s 190.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size 1 TB 4 TB
Supported memory types DDR4-2933 DDR4-3200

Compatibility

Sockets supported FCLGA3647 SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 205 Watt 180 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 64 128
PCI Express revision 3.0 4.0
Scalability 1S Only
PCIe configurations x16, x8

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
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™)