AMD EPYC 7203 vs Intel Xeon E5 1620 v2

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AMD EPYC 7203

Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2

We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC 7203 with 8 cores 2.8GHz and Intel Xeon E5 1620 v2 with 4 cores 3.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD EPYC 7203 's Advantages

Released 10 years late

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 1866)

Newer PCIe version (4 vs 3)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 10MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 22nm)

Lower TDP (120W vs 130W)

Intel Xeon E5 1620 v2 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 2.8GHz)

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AMD EPYC 7203

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Intel Xeon E5 1620 v2

General Parameters

Sep 2023

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

8.3 billions

Transistor Count

1.86 billions

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

22 nm

120 W

Power Consumption

130 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

70 °C

TSMC

Foundry

Intel

2x81 mm²

Die Size

257 mm²

12 nm

I/O Process Size

-

416 mm²

I/O Die Size

-

CPU Performance

2.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

3.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.9 GHz

8

Total Core Count

4

16

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

28.0

Multiplier

37.0

64 KB per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 KB per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

64 MB shared

L3 Cache

10 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

4

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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