AMD EPYC 3451 vs Intel Xeon E-2136

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 3451 and Intel Xeon E-2136 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.

AMD EPYC 3451

Intel Xeon E-2136

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 3451

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 6
20 more threads: 32 vs 12
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19532 vs 13477

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 6
Number of threads	32 vs 12
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	19532 vs 13477

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2136

Around 50% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 100 Watt
Around 57% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2668 vs 1700

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2668 vs 1700

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 3451
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E-2136

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1700

2668

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19532

13477

Name	AMD EPYC 3451	Intel Xeon E-2136
PassMark - Single thread mark	1700	2668
PassMark - CPU mark	19532	13477
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1149
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6019

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 3451	Intel Xeon E-2136
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen (Snowy Owl)	Coffee Lake
Launch date	21 Feb 2018	Q3'18
Place in performance rating	1186	1098
Processor Number		E-2136
Series		Intel® Xeon® E Processor
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.15 GHz	3.30 GHz
Die size	2x 213 mm²
L1 cache	96K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)
L3 cache	32MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	4.50 GHz
Number of cores	16	6
Number of threads	32	12
Transistor count	4,800 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666 MHz, Dual-channel	DDR4-2666
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	80-100 W
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AMD BGA SP4r2	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 64 Lanes, (CPU only)	1x16,2x8,1x8+2x4
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)