Intel Xeon E7 8870 vs AMD EPYC 7303
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E7 8870 with 10 cores 2.4GHz and AMD EPYC 7303 with 16 cores 2.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD EPYC 7303 's Advantages
Released 12 years and 5 months late
Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 30MB)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 32nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Xeon E7 8870
401
AMD EPYC 7303
+300%
1605
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Xeon E7 8870
2530
AMD EPYC 7303
+428%
13363
General Parameters
Apr 2011
Release Date
Sep 2023
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Server
Type
Server
Westmere-EX
Core Architecture
Milan
Intel Socket 1567
Socket
AMD Socket SP3
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon E7 (Westmere-EX)
Generation
EPYC (Zen 3 (Milan))
Package
2.6 billions
Transistor Count
8.3 billions
32 nm
Manufacturing Process
7 nm
130 W
Power Consumption
130 W
Intel
Foundry
TSMC
513 mm²
Die Size
2x81 mm²
-
I/O Process Size
12 nm
-
I/O Die Size
416 mm²
CPU Performance
2.4 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
2.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.4 GHz
10
Total Core Count
16
20
Total Thread Count
32
133 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
18.0
Multiplier
24.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 KB per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
512 KB per core
30 MB shared
L3 Cache
64 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
Cores per CCD
8
8
SMP
2
Memory Parameters
DDR3
Memory Types
DDR4-3200
Max Memory Channels
8
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
-
PCIe Version
4
-
PCIe Lanes
128
