AMD EPYC 3451 vs Intel Xeon E5-4640 v4

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 3451 and Intel Xeon E5-4640 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.

AMD EPYC 3451

Intel Xeon E5-4640 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 3451

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 12
8 more threads: 32 vs 24
Around 15% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Around 31% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 80
Around 5% lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 105 Watt
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1700 vs 1573

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 12
Number of threads	32 vs 24
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 80
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1700 vs 1573

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4640 v4

Around 15% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22559 vs 19532

Specifications (specs)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	22559 vs 19532

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 3451
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4640 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1700

1573

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19532

22559

Name	AMD EPYC 3451	Intel Xeon E5-4640 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	1700	1573
PassMark - CPU mark	19532	22559

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 3451	Intel Xeon E5-4640 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen (Snowy Owl)	Broadwell
Launch date	21 Feb 2018	Q2'16
Place in performance rating	1186	1197
Processor Number		E5-4640V4
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.15 GHz	2.10 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	80
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	2.60 GHz
Number of cores	16	12
Number of threads	32	24
Transistor count	4,800 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666 MHz, Dual-channel	DDR4
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		68 GB/s
Maximum memory size		1.5 TB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	80-100 W
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	4
Sockets supported	AMD BGA SP4r2	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	105 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		4S
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® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Instruction Replay 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)