AMD EPYC 3451 vs Intel Xeon E5-4610

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 3451 and Intel Xeon E5-4610 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 E5-4610

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 3451

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 9 month(s) later
10 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 6
20 more threads: 32 vs 12
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
5.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1700 vs 1474

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	21 Feb 2018 vs May 2012
Number of cores	16 vs 6
Number of threads	32 vs 12
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	96K (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1700 vs 1474

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4610

491520x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 5% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 100 Watt
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 23354 vs 19532

Specifications (specs)
L3 cache	15360 KB (shared) vs 32MB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	23354 vs 19532

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 3451
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4610

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1700

1474

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19532

23354

Name	AMD EPYC 3451	Intel Xeon E5-4610
PassMark - Single thread mark	1700	1474
PassMark - CPU mark	19532	23354
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2039
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		8882

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 3451	Intel Xeon E5-4610
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen (Snowy Owl)	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	21 Feb 2018	May 2012
Place in performance rating	1188	1028
Processor Number		E5-4610
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status		Discontinued
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.15 GHz	2.40 GHz
Die size	2x 213 mm²	435 mm
L1 cache	96K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	32MB (shared)	15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	2.90 GHz
Number of cores	16	6
Number of threads	32	12
Transistor count	4,800 million	2270 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		7.2 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.6V-1.35V
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666 MHz, Dual-channel	DDR3 800/1066/1333
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		42.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		384 GB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	80-100 W
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	4
Sockets supported	AMD BGA SP4r2	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		52.5mm x 45.0mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 64 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		4S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
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)