AMD EPYC 3451 vs Intel Xeon E5-4650L

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 3451 and Intel Xeon E5-4650L 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 E5-4650L

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 3451

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 9 month(s) later
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 vs 16
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 15% lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 115 Watt
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1700 vs 1439

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	21 Feb 2018 vs May 2012
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
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)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1700 vs 1439

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4650L

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.10 GHz vs 3 GHz
655360x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28193 vs 19532

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz vs 3 GHz
L3 cache	20480 KB (shared) vs 32MB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	28193 vs 19532

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 3451
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4650L

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1700

1439

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19532

28193

Name	AMD EPYC 3451	Intel Xeon E5-4650L
PassMark - Single thread mark	1700	1439
PassMark - CPU mark	19532	28193

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 3451	Intel Xeon E5-4650L
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen (Snowy Owl)	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	21 Feb 2018	May 2012
Place in performance rating	1088	1093
Launch price (MSRP)		$8,685
Price now		$8,684.50
Processor Number		E5-4650L
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		0.40
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.15 GHz	2.60 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)	20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	3.10 GHz
Number of cores	16	8
Number of threads	32	16
Transistor count	4,800 million	2270 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 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 800/1066/1333/1600
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		51.2 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	115 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)