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 |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD EPYC 7351P | Intel Xeon E5-4640 |
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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 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Zen | Sandy Bridge EP |
Family | AMD EPYC | |
Launch date | June 2017 | May 2012 |
Place in performance rating | 1410 | 1328 |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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PCI Express revision | x128 | 3.0 |
Max number of PCIe lanes | 40 | |
Scalability | 4S Only | |
Virtualization |
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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 |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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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 |