AMD EPYC 3451 vs Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 3451 and Intel Xeon E5-2697 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.

AMD EPYC 3451

Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 3451

Around 33% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 79°C
Around 45% lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 145 Watt

Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 79°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt vs 145 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 16
4 more threads: 36 vs 32
Around 20% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2093 vs 1700
Around 95% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 38077 vs 19532

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 16
Number of threads	36 vs 32
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2093 vs 1700
PassMark - CPU mark	38077 vs 19532

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 3451
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1700

2093

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19532

38077

Name	AMD EPYC 3451	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	1700	2093
PassMark - CPU mark	19532	38077
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		736
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		8900

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 3451	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen (Snowy Owl)	Broadwell
Launch date	21 Feb 2018	Q1'16
Place in performance rating	1186	1051
Processor Number		E5-2697V4
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.15 GHz	2.30 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	79°C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	16	18
Number of threads	32	36
Transistor count	4,800 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0
Memory
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
Configurable TDP	80-100 W
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	AMD BGA SP4r2	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	145 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 64 Lanes, (CPU only)	x4, x8, x16
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		2S
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)