Intel Xeon E-2288G vs AMD EPYC 73F3

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon E-2288G CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 73F3
Intel Xeon E-2288G AMD EPYC 73F3

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon E-2288G and the AMD EPYC 73F3 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon E-2288G 8 core processor released in Q2/2019 with the AMD EPYC 73F3 which has 16 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2021.
Intel Xeon E (44) Family AMD EPYC (129)
Intel Xeon E-2200 (19) CPU group AMD EPYC 7003 (29)
2 Generation 3
Coffee Lake S Architecture Milan (Zen 3)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
Intel Xeon E-2388G Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E-2288G is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.70 GHz (5.00 GHz). The processor can compute 16 threads at the same time. The AMD EPYC 73F3 clocks with 3.50 GHz (4.00 GHz), has 16 CPU cores and can calculate 32 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon E-2288G Characteristic AMD EPYC 73F3
8 Cores 16
16 Threads 32
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.70 GHz Frequency 3.50 GHz
5.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.80 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Xeon E-2288G Characteristic AMD EPYC 73F3
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel UHD Graphics P630 GPU no iGPU
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
1.20 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9.5 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
24 Compute units --
192 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel UHD Graphics P630 GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 128 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon E-2288G, while the AMD EPYC 73F3 supports a maximum of 4096 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 204.8 GB/s enabled.

Intel Xeon E-2288G Characteristic AMD EPYC 73F3
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR4-3200
128 GB Max. Memory 4096 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
42.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 204.8 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
16.00 MB L3 Cache 256.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 4.0
16 PCIe lanes 128
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 252.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon E-2288G has a TDP of 95 W. The TDP of the AMD EPYC 73F3 is 240 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon E-2288G Characteristic AMD EPYC 73F3
95 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 240 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 225 W
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E-2288G has 16.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of AMD EPYC 73F3 is at 256.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 7 nm.

Intel Xeon E-2288G Characteristic AMD EPYC 73F3
14 nm Technology 7 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
LGA 1151 Socket SP3
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2019 Release date Q1/2021
539 $ Release price 3521 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E-2288G (99%)
AMD EPYC 73F3 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E-2288G (41%)
AMD EPYC 73F3 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon E-2288G Intel Xeon E-2288G
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
1422 (99%)
AMD EPYC 73F3 AMD EPYC 73F3
16C 32T @ 4.00 GHz
1434 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon E-2288G Intel Xeon E-2288G
8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz
8996 (43%)
AMD EPYC 73F3 AMD EPYC 73F3
16C 32T @ 3.80 GHz
21125 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Xeon E-2288G Intel Xeon E-2288G
8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz
17428 (38%)
AMD EPYC 73F3 AMD EPYC 73F3
16C 32T @ 3.80 GHz
46081 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Xeon E-2288G Intel Xeon E-2288G
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
1732 (100%)
AMD EPYC 73F3 AMD EPYC 73F3
16C 32T @ 4.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Xeon E-2288G Intel Xeon E-2288G
8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz
8136 (100%)
AMD EPYC 73F3 AMD EPYC 73F3
16C 32T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon E-2288G Intel Xeon E-2288G
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
493 (100%)
AMD EPYC 73F3 AMD EPYC 73F3
16C 32T @ 4.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon E-2288G Intel Xeon E-2288G
8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz
4277 (100%)
AMD EPYC 73F3 AMD EPYC 73F3
16C 32T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Xeon E-2288G Intel Xeon E-2288G
Intel UHD Graphics P630 @ 1.20 GHz
461 (100%)
AMD EPYC 73F3 AMD EPYC 73F3
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Xeon E-2288G Intel Xeon E-2288G
8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz
5368 (100%)
AMD EPYC 73F3 AMD EPYC 73F3
16C 32T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon E-2288G Intel Xeon E-2288G
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
207 (100%)
AMD EPYC 73F3 AMD EPYC 73F3
16C 32T @ 4.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon E-2288G Intel Xeon E-2288G
8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz
1859 (100%)
AMD EPYC 73F3 AMD EPYC 73F3
16C 32T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon E-2288G AMD EPYC 73F3
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