AMD EPYC 3451 vs Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 3451 and Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD EPYC 3451

Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3

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 57% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 66.7°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 88% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19532 vs 10413

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 6
Number of threads	32 vs 12
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 66.7°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	19532 vs 10413

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3

Around 27% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2123 vs 1700

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2123 vs 1700

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 3451
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1700

2123

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19532

10413

Name	AMD EPYC 3451	Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1700	2123
PassMark - CPU mark	19532	10413
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		914
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5178
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		31.115
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		249.413
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.548
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		8.707
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		95.407

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 3451	Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen (Snowy Owl)	Haswell
Launch date	21 Feb 2018	Q3'14
Place in performance rating	1186	1023
Processor Number		E5-1650V3
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.15 GHz	3.50 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	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	66.7°C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	16	6
Number of threads	32	12
Transistor count	4,800 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		0 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		0
VID voltage range		0.65–1.30V
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666 MHz, Dual-channel	DDR4 1333/1600/1866/2133
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		68 GB/s
Maximum memory size		768 GB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	80-100 W
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AMD BGA SP4r2	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	140 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		52.5mm x 45.0 mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 64 Lanes, (CPU only)	x4, x8, x16
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
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
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)