Intel Xeon E7 8870 vs AMD EPYC 7F72
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E7 8870 with 10 cores 2.4GHz and AMD EPYC 7F72 with 24 cores 3.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Xeon E7 8870 's Advantages
Lower TDP (130W vs 240W)
AMD EPYC 7F72 's Advantages
Released 9 years late
Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 3)
Higher base frequency (3.2GHz vs 2.4GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (192MB vs 30MB)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 32nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Xeon E7 8870
401
AMD EPYC 7F72
+263%
1459
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Xeon E7 8870
2530
AMD EPYC 7F72
+326%
10782
General Parameters
Apr 2011
Release Date
Apr 2020
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Server
Type
Server
Westmere-EX
Core Architecture
Rome
Intel Socket 1567
Socket
AMD Socket SP3
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon E7 (Westmere-EX)
Generation
EPYC (Zen 2 (Rome))
Package
2.6 billions
Transistor Count
3.8 billions
32 nm
Manufacturing Process
7 nm
130 W
Power Consumption
240 W
Intel
Foundry
TSMC
513 mm²
Die Size
74 mm²
CPU Performance
2.4 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
2.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.7 GHz
10
Total Core Count
24
20
Total Thread Count
48
133 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
18.0
Multiplier
32.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
96 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
30 MB shared
L3 Cache
192 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
8
SMP
2
Memory Parameters
DDR3
Memory Types
DDR4-3200
Max Memory Channels
8
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
-
PCIe Version
4
