AMD EPYC 3151 vs Intel Xeon E5-4620 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 3151 and Intel Xeon E5-4620 v2 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.

AMD EPYC 3151

Intel Xeon E5-4620 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 3151

Around 27% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 75°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1873 vs 1574

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 75°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1873 vs 1574

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4620 v2

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.00 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16970 vs 8306

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	16970 vs 8306

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 3151
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4620 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1873

1574

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8306

16970

Name	AMD EPYC 3151	Intel Xeon E5-4620 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1873	1574
PassMark - CPU mark	8306	16970

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 3151	Intel Xeon E5-4620 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	21 Feb 2018	Q1'14
Place in performance rating	1265	1275
Processor Number		E5-4620V2
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.7 GHz	2.60 GHz
Die size	213 mm²
L1 cache	96K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)
L3 cache	16MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	75°C
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of threads	8	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		7.2 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.65-1.30V
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666 MHz, Dual-channel	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size		768 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	4
Sockets supported	AMD BGA SP4r2	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		52.5 mm x 45 mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 32 Lanes, (CPU only)	x4, x8, x16
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		4S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)