EPYC 72F3 vs Xeon E-2288G

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E-2288G
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 95 Watt
11.40
EPYC 72F3
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 180 Watt
17.81
+56.2%

EPYC 72F3 outperforms Xeon E-2288G by an impressive 56% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2288G and EPYC 72F3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking700366
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation27.114.64
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon EAMD EPYC
Power efficiency10.949.02
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)Milan (2021−2023)
Release date27 May 2019 (5 years ago)15 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$539$2,468

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2288G has 484% better value for money than EPYC 72F3.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2288G and EPYC 72F3 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed3.7 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed5 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier3737
L1 cache512 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm+
Die size174 mm28x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data33,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2288G and EPYC 72F3 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2
SocketFCLGA1151SP3
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt180 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2288G and EPYC 72F3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-

Security technologies

Xeon E-2288G and EPYC 72F3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
SGXYes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2288G and EPYC 72F3 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2288G and EPYC 72F3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size128 GB4 TiB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s204.795 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics P630N/A
Max video memory128 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.2 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E-2288G and EPYC 72F3 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E-2288G and EPYC 72F3 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2160@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E-2288G and EPYC 72F3 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2288G and EPYC 72F3.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes16128

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon E-2288G 11.40
EPYC 72F3 17.81
+56.2%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon E-2288G 17444
EPYC 72F3 27252
+56.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.40 17.81
Recency 27 May 2019 15 March 2021
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 180 Watt

Xeon E-2288G has 89.5% lower power consumption.

EPYC 72F3, on the other hand, has a 56.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 72F3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E-2288G in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E-2288G and EPYC 72F3, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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