AMD EPYC 7351P vs Intel Xeon E5-4640

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7351P and Intel Xeon E5-4640 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Virtualization, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7351P

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
  • 16 more threads: 32 vs 16
  • Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
  • 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
  • 3.2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1788 vs 1392
  • Around 20% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25657 vs 21374
Specifications (specs)
Launch date June 2017 vs May 2012
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 16 vs 8
Number of threads 32 vs 16
Maximum frequency 2.9 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache 96 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 64 MB vs 20480 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1788 vs 1392
PassMark - CPU mark 25657 vs 21374

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4640

  • Around 79% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt vs 155/170 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7351P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4640

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1788
1392
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
25657
21374
Name AMD EPYC 7351P Intel Xeon E5-4640
PassMark - Single thread mark 1788 1392
PassMark - CPU mark 25657 21374
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 708
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 5027

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 7351P Intel Xeon E5-4640

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen Sandy Bridge EP
Family AMD EPYC
Launch date June 2017 May 2012
Place in performance rating 1409 1327
Price now $838.77 $2,730
Series AMD EPYC 7000 Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Value for money (0-100) 5.56 1.14
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $2,730
Processor Number E5-4640
Status Discontinued

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.4 GHz 2.40 GHz
Die size 192 mm 435 mm
L1 cache 96 KB (per core) 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 64 MB 20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 32 nm
Maximum frequency 2.9 GHz 2.80 GHz
Number of cores 16 8
Number of threads 32 16
Transistor count 4800 million 2270 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed 8 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links 2
VID voltage range 0.6V-1.35V

Memory

Max memory channels 8 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 307/341 GB/s 51.2 GB/s
Supported memory frequency 2400/2666 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory size 384 GB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 4
Socket Count 1P
Sockets supported TR4 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 155/170 Watt 95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 52.5mm x 45.0mm

Peripherals

PCI Express revision x128 3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes 40
Scalability 4S Only

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® 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