EPYC 7302P vs Xeon E5-2673 v4
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 7302P outperforms Xeon E5-2673 v4 by an impressive 60% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5-2673 v4 and EPYC 7302P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 597 | 273 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 13.40 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon E5 | AMD EPYC |
| Power efficiency | 9.02 | 12.56 |
| Architecture codename | Broadwell (2015−2019) | Zen 2 (2017−2020) |
| Release date | 20 June 2016 (8 years ago) | 7 August 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $825 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5-2673 v4 and EPYC 7302P 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 cores | 20 (Icosa-Core) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 40 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Bus type | QPI | no data |
| Bus rate | 2 × 9.6 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 23 | 30 |
| L1 cache | no data | 1 MB |
| L2 cache | 5 MB | 8 MB |
| L3 cache | 50 MB | 128 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm, 14 nm |
| Die size | 456.12 mm2 | 192 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 7200 Million | 4,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5-2673 v4 and EPYC 7302P 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 configuration | 2 (Multiprocessor) | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | no data | TR4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 135 Watt | 155 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2673 v4 and EPYC 7302P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Xeon E5-2673 v4 and EPYC 7302P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2673 v4 and EPYC 7302P are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2673 v4 and EPYC 7302P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4 Eight-channel |
| Maximum memory size | 1,536 GB | 4 TiB |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 204.763 GB/s |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2673 v4 and EPYC 7302P.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 40 | no data |
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.
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.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 12.87 | 20.57 |
| Recency | 20 June 2016 | 7 August 2019 |
| Physical cores | 20 | 16 |
| Threads | 40 | 32 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 135 Watt | 155 Watt |
Xeon E5-2673 v4 has 25% more physical cores and 25% more threads, and 14.8% lower power consumption.
EPYC 7302P, on the other hand, has a 59.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
The EPYC 7302P is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2673 v4 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2673 v4 and EPYC 7302P, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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