AMD EPYC 3451 vs Intel Xeon E5-4627 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 3451 and Intel Xeon E5-4627 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 3451

  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
  • 24 more threads: 32 vs 8
  • Around 19% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 88°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • Around 30% lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 130 Watt
  • Around 23% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19532 vs 15898
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 16 vs 8
Number of threads 32 vs 8
Maximum core temperature 105°C vs 88°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 100 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 19532 vs 15898

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4627 v2

  • Around 20% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3 GHz
  • Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1972 vs 1700
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.60 GHz vs 3 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1972 vs 1700

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 3451
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4627 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1700
1972
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
19532
15898
Name AMD EPYC 3451 Intel Xeon E5-4627 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark 1700 1972
PassMark - CPU mark 19532 15898

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 3451 Intel Xeon E5-4627 v2

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen (Snowy Owl) Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date 21 Feb 2018 Q1'14
Place in performance rating 1186 1105
Processor Number E5-4627V2
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
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 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 105°C 88°C
Maximum frequency 3 GHz 3.60 GHz
Number of cores 16 8
Number of threads 32 8
Transistor count 4,800 million
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 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
Max memory channels 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 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 130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 52.5 mm x 45 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 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)