AMD EPYC 7343 vs Intel Xeon E5-2418L v3

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7343 and Intel Xeon E5-2418L v3 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.

AMD EPYC 7343

Intel Xeon E5-2418L v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7343

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 6
20 more threads: 32 vs 12
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm+ vs 22 nm
10.7x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 384 GB

Number of cores	16 vs 6
Number of threads	32 vs 12
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm+ vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 384 GB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2418L v3

3.8x lower typical power consumption: 50 Watt vs 190 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt vs 190 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7343
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2418L v3

Name	AMD EPYC 7343	Intel Xeon E5-2418L v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2852
PassMark - CPU mark	73010

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7343	Intel Xeon E5-2418L v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Haswell
Launch date	15 Mar 2021	Q1'15
Launch price (MSRP)	$1565
OPN PIB	100-100000338WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000338
Place in performance rating	158	not rated
Vertical segment	Server	Embedded
Processor Number		E5-2418LV3
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	2.00 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB
L2 cache	8 MB
L3 cache	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm+	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz
Number of cores	16	6
Number of threads	32	12
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature		93
Number of QPI Links		1
VID voltage range		0.65V–1.30V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.73 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	165-200 Watt
Socket Count	1P/2P
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	190 Watt	50 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Package Size		42.5mmx45mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	24
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)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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)