AMD EPYC 7371 vs Intel Xeon E-2124

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7371 and Intel Xeon E-2124 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.

AMD EPYC 7371

Intel Xeon E-2124

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7371

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
28 more threads: 32 vs 4
8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
4.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 31094 vs 6931

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 4
Number of threads	32 vs 4
L3 cache	64 MB vs 8 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	31094 vs 6931

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2124

Around 13% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
2.8x lower typical power consumption: 71 Watt vs 200 Watt
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2504 vs 2377

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	71 Watt vs 200 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2504 vs 2377

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7371
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E-2124

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2377

2504

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

31094

6931

Name	AMD EPYC 7371	Intel Xeon E-2124
PassMark - Single thread mark	2377	2504
PassMark - CPU mark	31094	6931

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7371	Intel Xeon E-2124
Essentials
Family	AMD EPYC
Place in performance rating	593	878
Series	AMD EPYC 7000 Series	Intel® Xeon® E Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Coffee Lake
Launch date		May 2018
Processor Number		E-2124
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	3.30 GHz
L3 cache	64 MB	8 MB (shared)
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	4.30 GHz
Number of cores	16	4
Number of threads	32	4
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Die size		126 mm
L1 cache		64K (per core)
L2 cache		256K (per core)
Manufacturing process technology		14 nm
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	8	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	341 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Socket Count	1P/2P
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	71 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported		FCLGA1151
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	x128	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		1x16,2x8,1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)