AMD EPYC 3451 vs Intel Xeon E7-4830

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 3451 and Intel Xeon E7-4830 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 E7-4830

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 3451

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 vs 16
Around 25% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Around 64% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 64°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 5% lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 105 Watt
Around 68% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1700 vs 1012

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 64°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1700 vs 1012

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-4830

Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19981 vs 19532

Specifications (specs)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	19981 vs 19532

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 3451
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-4830

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1700

1012

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19532

19981

Name	AMD EPYC 3451	Intel Xeon E7-4830
PassMark - Single thread mark	1700	1012
PassMark - CPU mark	19532	19981
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1696
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		10382

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 3451	Intel Xeon E7-4830
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen (Snowy Owl)	Westmere EX
Launch date	21 Feb 2018	Q2'11
Place in performance rating	1186	1194
Processor Number		E7-4830
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family
Status		Discontinued
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.15 GHz	2.13 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	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	64°C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	2.40 GHz
Number of cores	16	8
Number of threads	32	16
Transistor count	4,800 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666 MHz, Dual-channel	DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz)
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory size		2 TB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	80-100 W
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	4
Sockets supported	AMD BGA SP4r2	LGA1567
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	105 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		49.17mm x 56.47mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 64 Lanes, (CPU only)
Scalability		S4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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)