AMD EPYC 72F3 vs Intel Xeon E5 1650 v2

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We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC 72F3 with 8 cores 3.7GHz and Intel Xeon E5 1650 v2 with 6 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD EPYC 72F3 's Advantages

Released 7 years and 6 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-3200 vs DDR3-1866)

Newer PCIe version (4 vs 3)

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.5GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (256MB vs 12MB)

Intel Xeon E5 1650 v2 's Advantages

Lower TDP (130W vs 180W)

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AMD EPYC 72F3

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Intel Xeon E5 1650 v2

General Parameters

Mar 2021

Release Date

Sep 2013

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Milan

Core Architecture

Ivy Bridge-E

AMD Socket SP3

Socket

Intel Socket 2011

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

EPYC (Zen 3 (Milan))

Generation

Xeon E5 (Ivy Bridge-E)

Package

33.2 billions

Transistor Count

1.86 billions

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

22 nm

AMD Socket SP3

Socket

Intel Socket 2011

180 W

Power Consumption

130 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

70 °C

TSMC

Foundry

Intel

8x81 mm²

Die Size

257 mm²

12 nm

I/O Process Size

-

416 mm²

I/O Die Size

-

FCLGA-4094

Package

FC-LGA12A

CPU Performance

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

4.1 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.9 GHz

8

Total Core Count

6

16

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37.0

Multiplier

35.0

64 KB per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 KB per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

256 MB shared

L3 Cache

12 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

1

Cores per CCD

-

2

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR3-1866

8

Max Memory Channels

4

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

4

PCIe Version

3

128

PCIe Lanes

-

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