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.

 

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 1186 1185
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)