Intel Xeon E7 8850 vs AMD EPYC 7663
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E7 8850 with 10 cores 2GHz and AMD EPYC 7663 with 56 cores 2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Xeon E7 8850 's Advantages
Lower TDP (130W vs 240W)
AMD EPYC 7663 's Advantages
Released 9 years and 11 months late
Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (256MB vs 30MB)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 32nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Xeon E7 8850
376
AMD EPYC 7663
+106%
777
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Xeon E7 8850
4103
AMD EPYC 7663
+54%
6330
General Parameters
Apr 2011
Release Date
Mar 2021
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
33.2 billions
32 nm
Manufacturing Process
7 nm
130 W
Power Consumption
240 W
Intel
Foundry
TSMC
513 mm²
Die Size
8x81 mm²
-
I/O Process Size
12 nm
-
I/O Die Size
416 mm²
CPU Performance
2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2 GHz
2.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
10
Total Core Count
56
20
Total Thread Count
112
133 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
15.0
Multiplier
20.0
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
256 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
Cores per CCD
7
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
