AMD EPYC 72F3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 72F3 and Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD EPYC 72F3

Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 72F3

Around 28% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 59% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3034 vs 1906
Around 89% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 50017 vs 26403

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3034 vs 1906
PassMark - CPU mark	50017 vs 26403

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 8
12 more threads: 28 vs 16
Around 71% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 180 Watt

Number of cores	14 vs 8
Number of threads	28 vs 16
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 180 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 72F3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3034

1906

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

50017

26403

Name	AMD EPYC 72F3	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	3034	1906
PassMark - CPU mark	50017	26403
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3364
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		25358

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 72F3	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Milan	Broadwell
Launch date	15 Mar 2021	Q1'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$2468
Place in performance rating	236	237
Processor Number		E5-2660V4
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	2.00 GHz
Die size	81 mm²
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	4 MB
L3 cache	256 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	8	14
Number of threads	16	28
Transistor count	33200 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature		79°C
Number of QPI Links		2
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	4
Supported memory frequency	3200 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	165-200 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt	105 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	40
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Scalability		2S
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)