AMD EPYC 3151 vs Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 3151 and Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 3151
- Around 36% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 70°C
- 3.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 140 Watt
Maximum core temperature | 95°C vs 70°C |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 45 Watt vs 140 Watt |
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
- 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
- 8 more threads: 16 vs 8
- Around 31% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
- Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2207 vs 1883
- Around 63% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13624 vs 8376
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of cores | 8 vs 4 |
Number of threads | 16 vs 8 |
Maximum frequency | 3.80 GHz vs 2.9 GHz |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 2207 vs 1883 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 13624 vs 8376 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD EPYC 3151
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD EPYC 3151 | Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1883 | 2207 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 8376 | 13624 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 888 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 6851 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD EPYC 3151 | Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Zen | Broadwell |
Launch date | 21 Feb 2018 | Q2'16 |
Place in performance rating | 1267 | 1249 |
Processor Number | E5-1660V4 | |
Series | Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family | |
Status | Launched | |
Vertical segment | Server | |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 2.7 GHz | 3.20 GHz |
Die size | 213 mm² | |
L1 cache | 96K (per core) | |
L2 cache | 512K (per core) | |
L3 cache | 16MB (shared) | |
Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 14 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 95°C | 70°C |
Maximum frequency | 2.9 GHz | 3.80 GHz |
Number of cores | 4 | 8 |
Number of threads | 8 | 16 |
Unlocked | ||
64 bit support | ||
Bus Speed | 0 GT/s QPI | |
Number of QPI Links | 0 | |
Memory |
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ECC memory support | ||
Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 MHz, Dual-channel | DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400 |
Max memory channels | 4 | |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 1.5 TB | |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | AMD BGA SP4r2 | FCLGA2011-3 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 45 Watt | 140 Watt |
Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Package Size | 45mm x 52.5mm | |
Peripherals |
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PCIe configurations | Gen 3, 32 Lanes, (CPU only) | x4, x8, x16 |
Max number of PCIe lanes | 40 | |
PCI Express revision | 3.0 | |
Scalability | 1S Only | |
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Identity Protection technology | ||
Intel® OS Guard | ||
Intel® Secure Key technology | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
Idle States | ||
Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX2 | |
Intel 64 | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Intel® Demand Based Switching | ||
Intel® Flex Memory Access | ||
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
Intel® TSX-NI | ||
Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility | ||
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) | 46-bit | |
Thermal Monitoring | ||
Virtualization |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) |