AMD EPYC 7601 vs Xeon E7 8850
We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC 7601 with 32 cores 2.2GHz and Xeon E7 8850 with 10 cores 2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD EPYC 7601 's Advantages
Released 6 years and 2 months late
Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 1333)
Higher base frequency (2.2GHz vs 2GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 24MB)
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 32nm)
Xeon E7 8850 's Advantages
Lower TDP (130W vs 180W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD EPYC 7601
+58%
595
Xeon E7 8850
376
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD EPYC 7601
578
Xeon E7 8850
+609%
4103
General Parameters
Jun 2017
Release Date
Apr 2011
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Naples
Core Architecture
Westmere-EX
AMD Socket SP3
Socket
Intel Socket 1567
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
EPYC (Zen (Naples))
Generation
Xeon E7(Westmere-EX)
Package
4.8 billions
Transistor Count
2.6 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
32 nm
180 W
Power Consumption
130 W
81 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
GlobalFoundries
Foundry
Intel
213 mm²
Die Size
513 mm²
CPU Performance
2.2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2 GHz
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
2.4 GHz
32
Total Core Count
10
64
Total Thread Count
20
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
133 MHz
22.0
Multiplier
15.0
96 K per core
L1 Cache
64 KB per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
256 KB per core
64 MB shared
L3 Cache
24 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
2
SMP
8
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2666
Memory Types
DDR3-1333
8
Max Memory Channels
4
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
-
